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Spokeshave

Spokeshave

A spokeshave is a modified flake that has a concave worked area with retouch along that edge to create a concave scraper. It was probably used to scrape curved items such as in removing the bark and smoothing a spear shaft. Spokeshaves can be of different sizes, suggesting use on different kinds of materials. 

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