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Flake tools (stone tools)
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: Hearst Museum object titled Blade, museum number 11-40447, described as Blade; dark gray stone; both sides polished; length 13.5 cm. Used as both adze and axe for scraping out the inside of a dug-out. Archaeological patination. Native name: kavilali (attributed). Made of metamorphosed basalt.
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: Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, museum number 11-41379, described as Blade; dark gray stone; polished on one side, partly polished on the other; length 14 cm. Adze blade used to shape the outer surface of a felled tree or log. Cutting edge chipped away from use. Made from metamorphosed basalt.
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: Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, museum number 11-41428, described as Blade; gray stone, lightly streaked; polished on one side, partly polished on the other; L. 7 cm. Wood working blade, possibly an adze. Cutting edge has been chipped away from use and needs to be re-sharpened.
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: Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, museum number 11-41377, described as Blade; dark gray stone; streaked; polished on one side, partly polished on the other; length 9 cm. Fragment of blade; upper end broken off; part of cutting edge chipped off. Could have been used as a planing blade for trimming and shaping felled tree into canoes, logs, or flat boards.
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: Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, museum number 11-41402, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, museum number 11-41416, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, museum number 11-41395, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, museum number 11-41411, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, museum number 11-41401, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, museum number 11-41421, no description available.
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