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Broken adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. One rough patch on the lower PR side of the front. Small rough patch where the butt has been broken off. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken, blade, butt and part of the bevel is present. Very roughly rectangular, but fairly irregular. Narrows in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground with chips. Saw mark on the proper left side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel appears curved (only some of the bevel is present) and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant, broken at each end. Dark grey and mid green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground smooth. Curved to a point at the distal end. Proximal end is squared off. Feather fracture crack runs from just below proximal head along ridge down 2/3 of length.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section. The surface is ground with small unground areas of natural stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The butt and poll are missing a portion on the proper right side. The bevel is demarcated by and angled line. The sides taper from the cutting edge to the poll. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Worked pounamu, broken and chipped on most edges. Surface is ground. There is a bevel on both sides around all of the edges. One edge shows signs of usewear.

Complete pounamu adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the blade and front. The back has flaking down the proper left. The proper left side is also flaked on the front towards the cutting edge. The proper right side has sawing marks. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, with chipping.

broken (Blade, butt and a section of the bevel is present) roughly rectangular, narrowing slightly in the sides towards the butt. The surface is ground, potentially with some bruising. Saw mark on the proper left side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing. The front proper left has been worked down creating a surface also resembling a bevel.

Complete adze. Dark green and black pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with sawing marks on proper left side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll has broken off. Blade is curved on the proper right side, with a line running the length of the adze on the front. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Kaiapoi" inscription.

Unfinished greenstone gouge. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is ground with some flake scars. It is unclear which end is the butt. One end has a thin concave groove and a pointed tip like a gouge. The other end has a bevel-like area demarcated by a curved irregular line. There are saw marks on one side.

Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant. Lenticular cross section and shape (tapered at each end). Surface is ground with a large piece broken off on one side. "Anderson's Bay." inscription. Attached sticker reads "John White Collection"

Complete. The cross section is asymmetrical. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. There is a prominent vertical sawing mark through the middle on both the front and the back. There is also a sawing mark on the proper right side. The butt is not present. The bevel is rough and demarcated by a ridge. The cutting edge is blunt and uneven.

Broken pounamu adze, blade remaining. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, with a chip missing from the proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line.

Broken adze, blade remaining. Mid green and brown pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked. Butt is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a slight ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Old Pa, Kaiapoi." inscription.

Complete adze Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is ground Undifferentiated between butt and blade Bevel demarcated by a line

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. The surface is ground, with bruising on the proper left. There are sawing marks on the proper right. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt, with tapering towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a concave wearing and curved line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with chipping.

Broken adze, blade only The cross-section is lenticular at both ends of the blade. The surface is completely ground. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with a few chips.

Complete adze Oval at poll, rectangular at blade. Ground with bruising and flaking around the edges. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight, blunt and has minor chipping.

Wooden helve, pounamu/ nephrite blade/inaka variety. Carved handle oval in section, ridge at base extending from tongue of wheku style inward sitting head diminishing at middle to a blunt point at proximal end. Distal end has platform with carved face on internal side below. External/projection at distal end of platform and elaborately carved in form of human figure; inset paua eyes. Manaia sits back to handle and merged with human figure with protruding tongue. Toki blade lashed onto handle with fibre. Blade is thin sectioned , bevelled the full length on true right side but not on other. An approximate 30 degree angled blade which shows sign of some wear. Shimmery green with high schistocity and lighter mottled vein. Two perforations at butt end for attachment. Several cracks including one at centre distal end of toki.

Complete stone gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll and at the cutting edge. The blade is bevelled on both sides and they are demarcated with straight lines. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete adze Asymmetrical at poll; plano-convex with front flattened at blade. Ground in centre of front and back, heavily bruised and flaked around edges. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is rough, blunt, slightly rounded and heavily chipped.