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Basalt
Last changed on Wed, 12/31/1969 - 16:00
Kilo pōhaku (stone mirror)
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Stone
Summary
A stone used as a mirror.
Pōhaku (stone)
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Stone
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Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons.
Kapuahi kuni ʻanāʻanā (sorcerer cup)
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Stone
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Kapuahi kuni ʻanāʻanā (sorcerer cup), a polished stone cup used for ceremony by a kahuna (sorcerer).
Adze
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Stone
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Close grained basalt Adze
Breadloaf Sinker
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Stone
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Basalt Breadloaf sinker
Coffee Bean Sinker
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Fishing, Stone
Summary
Sinker stone.
Saw
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Stone
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Triangular basalt stone with small olivine crystals.
Basalt Stone with Olivine Crystals
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Stone
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Basalt stone with olivine crystals.
Adze (Preform)
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Stone
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Close grained basalt Adze