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

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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.