black adze

[SAbottles]

Nice find, Tony. Now you can compete with the arrow head guys [] !!

 

[rockbot]

Thanks Dale.
Got a pic of the bay and the adze on the sand. The adze pic is an enactment. []

 

[rockbot]

adze

 

[rockbot]

The bay is still used today by canoe clubs.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

nice black basalt adze head. I guess that would have been pretty useful in making those large wooden bowls used in the Islands.

 

[808 50th State]

Howzit Tony,
Hey I know where that is!!! I should have looked for it when I was there...lol...aloha Earl

 

[photolitherland]

Thats pretty freakin cool, I wouldnt have ever even noticed one of those on a beach if I were there.

 

[rockbot]

Thanks Earl and Chris, I probable walked this bay 1000 times since childhood and never seen a piece like this. Lots of beach glass and potter though.
The town on the ocean side was destroyed by the 1946 and 1961 tsunami's and they decided never to rebuild that part of town again.

Aloha

 

[surfaceone]

Aloha Tony,

This is such a wonderful piece. That's a Bishop Museum quality find, in my opinion. Mahalos for showing it, and the bayside reenactment.

 

[rockbot]

Thanks Matthew! sorry I missed your reply earlier. I'm not sure if early Hawaiians used wood bowls. Most of their containers were made from gourds. They used wood for poi boards, war instruments, ceremonial figures, surf boards and canoes. Some bowls were made out of stone as well.

Yeah Surf, its a pretty good piece I'm sure. Look at the size of dukes board! damn thing probable ways a 80 lbs![]