NotcivoitJiy Ha7caiian Stone Iii/pienients. 35 



were in no way behind their brethren in the stone age in all that 

 pertained to polishing, or sharpening tools. 



It is not impossible that the round edge adzes as well as those 

 with the edge at an angle with the longitudinal axis, as in a 

 turner's chisel, were used to pick out the interior of bowls or 

 umeke. The inside in several specimens of partly made bowls in 

 this Museum shows marks of similar tools or picks. 



FIG. 2. ADZE WITH CURVED EDGE. 



To return to the stirrup poi pounders : in a private colledlion 

 on Kauai are two of this class of pounders that present an unusual 

 curvature. The horns at the top are well developed and the con- 

 vex side is greatly curved, round shouldered in fact, throwing the 

 horns well over the concave side. In handling these specimens 

 I could not see any advantage in the form ; indeed it seemed rather 

 clumsy than otherwise, although the workmanship of the tool was 

 good. Both were, found at Wahiawa on Kauai. My photograph 

 of these stones was not sharp enough for reprodudlion. 



