Object class: Hammerstones / Object type: ethnography / Donor: Bronislaw Malinowski - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Flaking hammer, accession number 11-41434, described as Hammerstone; gray stone, streaked; two surfaces polished; L 8 cm. Primarily used as a flaking hammer, as indicated by the wear patter on one side. The polished surfaces indicate that this piece is a fragment broken from a blade. Archaeological patination.

Hearst Museum object titled Flaking hammer, accession number 11-41432, described as Hammerstone, gray stone. L. 8.8 cm. Primarily used as a flaking hammer.

Hearst Museum object titled Flaking hammer, accession number 11-41433, described as Hammerstone, light gray stone. L 5 cm. Previously used as a small adze blade. Primarily used as a flaking hammer.

Hearst Museum object titled Flaking hammer, accession number 11-41435, described as Hammerstone; gray stone; some polishing on two surfaces; L 8.5 cm. Primary use of this piece as a flaking hammer as indicated by wear pattern. Polished surfaces indicate that this piece was broken from a polished blade. Archaeological patination.

Hearst Museum object titled Ginesosu blade, accession number 11-40485, described as Blade; gray stone; both sides polished; long, narrow shape; length 10.5 cm. Wood working adze blade. Used for cutting out holes and grooves, as in the making of a canoe or a yam house or a house. One end may have also been used as a hammerstone. Archaeological patination. Native name: ginesosu (attributed). Made of metamorphosed basalt.

Hearst Museum object titled Hammerstone, accession number 11-40392, described as Hammerstone.

Hearst Museum object titled Hammerstone, accession number 11-40377, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Utuviya blade, accession number 11-40424, described as Blade; gray stone, streaked; some polishing on both sides; length 20 cm. Used as an axe blade for felling trees. Side edges also show use as a hammerstone. Native name: utuviya (attributed). Made of metamorphosed basalt.