Koʻi - Hawaiian Adze (VB-19-829)

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Adzes (Koʻi) were the favored tool for cutting or shaping wood. They featured a one-piece wooden handle and a stone blade lashed to it with olonā or ʻaha cordage. This Traditional Hawaiian artifact comes from Kahalu’u, North Kona, Hawai’i. From the Kamehameha Schools Digital Koehana Collection, recorded with macro-photogrammetry by Interactive Heritage