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Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 11-40492, described as Blade; dark gray stone; almost completely polished on both sides; long, narrow shape; length 11 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. Cutting edge ground on both ends, one of which is smaller than the other. Native name: ginesosu (attributed). Made of metamorphosed basalt.

Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 11-40403, described as Axe blade. Dark gray stone (or greenstone) polished on one side; partly polished on other side. L. 28 cm