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Complete adze Cross-section is asymmetrical Surface is ground Major differentiation between the butt and the blade with a sawing marks around the perimeter of the butt Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp

Dark green pounamu pendant. Surface is ground. Proximal end has an off-centre broken suspension hole and notches on the top edge. Pendant is curved in a crescent shape. On the external edge of the curve, there is a large indentation at the proximal end and notches below running to the distal end. The internal edge of the curve is ground smooth.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of lower blade is ground, becoming more bruised towards poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel lis demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chip on front of proper right of cutting edge.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the bevel. There is flaking on the front. There are sawing marks on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is diagonal, straight and blunt.

Broken pounamu chisel, middle of the blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is flaking on both ends, at the breaks. There are light sawing marks on the front corners. The bevel and cutting edge are both flaked off.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green-blue and black schistose inanga variety with feather fractures and low transparency. Low temperature heat treated, especially near the proximal end. Cross-section is half-circular. Surface is ground on one side and flaked on the other, with a sawing mark on one side edge. Straight, rectangular shape, slightly reduced at the proximal end with a knob for suspension. Distal edge is straight.

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground with some flaking. There is a saw mark on the proper right side and another prominent saw mark on the front. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The blade is demarcated by a straight line at the chin. The cutting edge is oblique and blunt.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical Surface is ground with bruising and chipping around edges. Butt undifferentiated and has been flaked away. Bevel is demarcated by a faint straight line. Cutting edge is straight, sharp and has minor chipping.

Complete adze. Light green pounamu. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Reduction on the front of blade, running at an angle from the proper left shoulder to the poll on the proper right side. Proper left side of the butt is also angled tapered toward the poll. Proper right side of the adze is reduced from the poll to the bevel on the proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp, with a flake missing from proper right side. "Akaroa." inscription on front.

Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant or adze. Rectangular shape and cross section. Surface is ground with sawing marks on one side edge. Broken at both ends. Drill mark at one end, indicating a broken suspension hole.

Incomplete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the proper left and right corners of the cutting edge. There are significant sawing marks down the centre of both the front and back. There is minor delineation between the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green in colour with high translucency. Cross section is lenticular. Surface is ground. J-shaped, with a curved and rounded distal end. Proximal end is also rounded, with a braided muka cord through the suspension hole.

Complete bowenite pounamu pendant in the shape of a fish. Mid and light green, high translucency, feather flakes. Rectangular cross section. Surface has been ground smooth. Proximal end is rounded in the shape of the fish's head, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides as the eyes and a notch at the proximal edge indicating the fish's "mouth." Pendant tapers to a point at the distal end.

Incomplete Asymmetrical blade. Front of blade is ground and bruised. Back of blade is ground with flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is blunt and straight.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front blade, and mostly ground on back blade, with bruising around butt and back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. "Kaikoura." written on front.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising on butt and across proper left of back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge not present. "Kaikoura" written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, but bruised on front lower blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. End of butt tapers sharply towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Kaikoura" written on back.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is lenticular. The surface of the blade is ground, with flaking at the poll. The back of the blade is ground on the high points of the stone. The blade is bevelled on both sides. Both bevels are demarcated with straight lines. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is lenticular. The surface of the chisel is bruised, with the cutting edge of the blade and bevel having been ground. The blade is bevelled on both sides. The bevel on the front is demarcated by a curved line, the bevel on the back is straight. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and bevel, bruised on back and sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved,. "Kaikoura" written on front and back.