Object name: New blade in progress / Function: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, accession number 11-41402, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, accession 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.

Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, accession 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.

Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, accession 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.

Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, accession number 11-41416, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, accession number 11-41395, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, accession number 11-41411, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, accession number 11-41421, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, accession number 11-41401, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled New blade in progress, accession number 11-41378, described as Blade; dark gray stone, lightly streaked; polished on both sides; length 11 cm. Cutting edge chipped away from use. Possibly used as a planing blade for shaping the outer surfaces of felled trees. made from basalt.