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Complete adze. Basalt. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front of lower blade and back are ground, butt and sides are bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waikouaiti" written on front.

Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than the front. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Long Beach" inscription.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface on front is mostly ground, with a small rectangular patch of flaking on upper proper-left corner. Flaked on cutting edge as well. Back is mostly flaked except for the blade, which is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and straight, chipped. Flaked on front half.

complete oval butt becoming a trapezoidal blade, front narrowing to the back The surface of the lithic is significantly bruised, ground and flaked. Significant differentiation between the butt and the blade, the blade reduces clearly from the sides forming a shoulder. The bevel is curved and made distinct from the blade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface of the front is predominantly ground with some flaking along the edges. The surface of the back is predominantly bruised, but the bevel is ground. The sides are flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line and its ground surface.

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is rectangular, the cross section of the butt is plano-convex. It is not clear which is the front and which is the back. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is differentiated by a change in cross section. The bevel is difficult to distinguish.

Complete adze. The cross section is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. Basalt. Mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, light flaking on proper left side and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Tarewai Point written on front and back.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground with some flaking and bruising. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is curved and chipped but sharp.

Complete adze. The cross section is plano-convex with the front flattened. The surface is predominantly ground with some bruising and chipping along the sides. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line on the back and a ridge at the sides. The cutting edge is straight and sharp but chipped at the proper right corner.

Complete adze Trapezoidal cross-section. Back narrower than front. The blade is ground with some bruising and flaking on the sides and poll. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Complete adze Trapezoidal cross-section. Back narrower than front. The blade is ground, with some bruising and flaking on the front and sides, concentrated around the butt. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper slightly towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line. The cutting edge is sharp, straight and angled. There is a small chip on the proper left of the cutting edge.

Complete adze Rectangular cross-section. The blade is ground on the front and back at the bevel end. The sides are ground with some bruising and flaking. The butt end of the front and the surface past the bevel on the back are unground stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a shift from ground stone on the bevel, to unground stone. The blade is sharp, curved and lightly chipped.

Broken adze. Poll end not present. Triangular cross-section. The blade is partially ground on the bevel and front. The surface is primarily flaked and unground stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line, and a transition from ground to unground stone. The blade is sharp, curved and lightly chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground on lower blade, with areas of bruising, becoming more bruised and flaked towards butt, mostly bruised on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front edges reduced, front slopes towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chips along cutting edge, large chip towards proper right side. Partial sticker remaining on back. "Sumner" written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground on front butt and lower blade, flaked around mid-section and sides. Surface is ground on back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced with surface change from ground to flaked and then back to ground on poll. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, lightly curved at corners of cutting edge. "Sumner." written on back.