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Sinker, Māhē

Mahi kai ki tai

D67.71

Partial sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove on one side and a hole has been drilled through the sinker.

Sinker, Māhē

Mahi kai ki tai

D67.72

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Sinker, Māhē

Mahi kai ki tai

D67.73

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on rest of adze. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Black's Farm Heriot written on back.

Chisel, Replica, Whao

Mahi whakairo

D67.84

Complete chisel. Stone. Green. Cross-section is decagonal. Surface is mostly ground, some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Two sided blade, both bevels demarcated by lines, cutting edge is sharp and straight, chipped. Black's Farm Heriot written on side.

Chisel, Whao

Mahi whakairo

D67.85

Broken adze (large fragments from sides missing). Dark grey. Cross-section of remaining is rectangular. Too little of butt remaining to determine differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Black's Farm Heriot written on front.

Adze, Toki

Kā taputapu

D67.96

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Chisel, Whao

Mahi whakairo

D67.97

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground. There is flaking at the poll and on the back, next to the bevel. There is minor delineation between blade and poll, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.

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Sinker, Māhē

Sinker, Māhē

Sinker, Māhē

Chisel, Whao

Chisel, Replica, Whao

Chisel, Whao

Adze, Toki

Chisel, Whao

Brachiopod

Brachiopod

Brachiopod

Brachiopod

Brachiopod

Brachiopod

Brachiopod

Brachiopod

Brachiopod

Oyster

Brachiopod

Brachiopod