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    • Greenstone carving tool
    Rights: © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Published 5 April 2024 Size: 1.2 MB Referencing Hub media

    A pounamu adze. Traditionally, carving tools were made from pounamu or stone. This adze was discovered in the early 19th century.

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