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Broken patu onewa, complete in two pieces. Surface is ground. There are several chips around the edges of the blade. There is a perforation at the handle - drilled from both sides. The patu onewa has been broken through the handle at the perforation. The other piece features the knob of the handle, with four grooves on either side of the oval knob with a central ridge between.

Broken patu onewa, handle and part of blade present. There is an incomplete perforation at the handle that has been drilled from both sides. The butt of the handle is carved, oval in shape, with three grooves on each side and top ridge at the top. Surface is ground.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid green. Cross-section is lenticular. Surfaces of front lower blade and bevel are ground, flaked on back and front butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by surface change from ground to flaked. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipped on proper left side of cutting edge.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, dark green. Cross-section is oval. Surface of lower blade is ground, becoming bruised and flaked towards butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by surface change from ground to bruised. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chip on proper right side of cutting edge.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey, light grey. Cross-section is triangular, slightly rounded on sides, with apex to front. Surface of back is ground, mostly bruised on sides, with some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, slight concavity to front butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Southland written on front.

Complete patu onewa, with no tau. Drill perforation present. Blade has moderate chipping along one edge. Patu is present in two pieces which have been glued back together very deftly. Butt has ornamental grooves across the top.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground with two sawing marks on opposite sides. The point is chipped.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, trapezoidal at blade with back narrower than front. Surface is ground with bruising around the butt and poll. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel demarcated by faint ridge. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and rounded with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Basalt. Dark grey, black. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground on back, and on lower front. Flaking on upper front and sides, with small amount of bruising. Major differentiation between butt and blade, reduced on front and sides. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with very small chips along cutting edge.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front, cross-section of butt is rectangular. Surface is partialluy ground on front and sides, rest is bruised. Minor differentiation, front slopes down towards poll. Poll reduced on proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped kid cutting edge. Large chip on proper right front.

Complete chisel. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of poll is oval. Surface is mostly ground, with some flaking and bruising on sides and butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides heavily reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped.

Broken adze (portion of lower blade remaining). Stone. Black with white flecks. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, patches of lichen on broken edge. Butt not present. Bevel is concave, cutting edge is sharp and straight, large fragment from proper left missing. Southland written on front.

Roughout Irregular trapezoid with back narrower than the front. Flaked surface Blade tapers in slightly towards the butt but no differentiation The bevel is concave and is clearly demarcated by ridges at the sides and a minor curved ridge at the chin. The cutting edge is asymmetrical, longer on the proper left side.

complete Trapezoidal with oval butt. The surface is mostly ground blade, with bruised butt, light bruising down the side of the blade and a flake scar on the back. Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, slight reduction from blade to butt on the front and sides. Bevel indistinguishable from the blade, bevel is slightly convex, cutting edge is convex and sharp but chipped.

Basalt flake that is mid grey in colour. There are two massive flake scars on the lateral margins of the dorsal surface.

Complete sinker with a faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with a faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with a shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with a faint transverse lashing groove.