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A typical late prehistoric style, fine-grained basalt (hawaiite) adze collected from the low coral island of Napuka, northwest Tuamotus in central Polynesia. Isotope and trace element data indicate that the source rock for this adze was obtained from Kaho‘olawe, 4,000 km distant. From the Collection of Bishop Museum. Credit: Photo courtesy of Betty Lou Kam, Bishop Museum
