Adz

Object/Artifact

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Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Subtriangular adze preform with ruler: The image shows a roughly shaped stone, likely an adze preform, with a reddish-brown hue, placed next to a ruler for scale measurement.
Subtriangular adze preform with ruler

The image shows a roughly shaped stone, likely an adze preform, with a reddish-brown hue, placed next to a ruler for scale measurement.

Name/Title

Adz

Entry/Object ID

2015.006.959

Description

Reversed subtriangular adze preform; collected at surface of streambed at Site 108.

Collection

Navy Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Preform

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Adz

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Material, Worked

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 10: Unclassifiable Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Archaeology, Cultural Resources

Search Terms

Activity area, dike site, Hommon's Inland Settlement Zone, K-1 Road East Work Area, Pu'umoiwi Work Area, quarry site, Scatter site

Other Names and Numbers

Other Name

ko'i, adze, adze preform

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

20108-13.158

Dimensions

Width

6 cm

Length

9 cm

Weight

290.5 g

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Site

Pu'umoiwi Adze Quarry, Site 108

'Ili

Ahupū

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Traditional Cultural Property (TCP)

Pu'umoiwi Traditional Cultural Property

Traditional Place Name

Pu'umōiwi

Related Publications

Notes

McCoy, Patrick C., Akihiko Sinoto, and Atwood Makanani 1993 Archaeological Investigations of the Pu`u Moiwi Adze Quarry Complex, Kaho`olawe, Kaho`olawe Island Conveyance Commission, Consultant Report No. 14.