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Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, except on front of butt which is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Glenorchy written on front.

Complete adze. Greenstone. Asymmetrical lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with several flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. There is a small asymmetrical bevel that is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower then front. Almost entirely ground. Some bruising on the front and proper right side of the butt, down the front edge of the proper left side. Some flaking on the lower, proper left side. Minor differentiation of butt, some tapering of the sides and front towards the poll. The bevel is slightly demarcated by a weak ridge. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground with flaking and bruising. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt, and they taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp with flake scarring on the proper left.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, but bruised on sides and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Glenorchy written on back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, white, light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, light bruising on poll end of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, and back reduced slightly. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Dart R. written on front.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green and silver auhuka variety, Te Koroka source with high translucency. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end is tapered, with a small suspension hole drilled from both sides, chipped and nearly broken out and with scarf marks evident on both sides. One side edge is straight, with a bevel and a sawing mark while the other side edge is more curved; squares off slightly at the distal end. Incomplete drill mark on one side, near the edge with a sawing mark.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green and light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some patches of flaking on proper right and proper left sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, reduction on proper left front corner, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, very lightly chipped. Dart R. written on back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some flaking on sides and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Dart R. written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, some flaking on proper right side and on front and back of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Dart R. written on front.

Worked fragment. Pounamu. Cross-section is roughly lozenge shaped. Surface is mostly ground, with areas of flaking around sides and on back. No discernible butt. Sides and lower blade on both front and back have been bevelled.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, light grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is ground with some bruising on back and butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides of butt taper towards poll, which is curved to the proper left side. Bevel on front is demarcated by a line, main bevel on back is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Glenorchy written on front.

Broken adze (all but cutting edge remaining). Pounamu. Light green, mid green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised and flaked on butt and sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Demarcation line just visible on back above break. Cutting edge not present. Glenorchy written on back.

Complete adze. Significant chip missing from front and proper left of butt. Rectangular cross section. Almost entirely ground, some bruising on proper right side. Major differentiated of butt by significant reduction of sides, and slight reduction of front. Bevel is continuous with blade. The bevel is convex with flake scars. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising down proper right of front, and back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Camp Hill written on back.

Complete unfinished chisel. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is flaked on the front, and ground and flaked on the back. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The proper left side of the bevel is demarcated by a light ridge, and the proper right by a flake scar. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Broken adze. Lower blade remaining. Rectangular cross section. The surface is almost entirely ground. Flaking on front proper left edge of blade, and on bevel. Flaking also on front near break. Abrading on lower, proper left side. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by slight ridge and flake scars. Edges of proper left side flattened.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green, mid green, dark green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, bruised at poll. Two shallow notches run lengthwise down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "One Mile Creek Queenstown" written on front.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, bruising on butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Glenorchy written on front.