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Complete dark green pounamu pendant. Surface is ground. Tapers to a suspension knob at the proximal end, with a groove around the base of the knob. Straight and flattened on one side edge. Distal end is a very oblique curve. One side has a large triangular bevel demarcated by a line

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and black. Ground smooth. Suspension knob at the proximal end. Five projections, two on each side edge and one at the distal end. Side projections have three or four notches each. Side edges are smooth and concave between the projections.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some bruising on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, chipped on proper right side of cutting edge. "Moeraki" written down proper right side.

Complete gouge. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on butt and bruised on blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line and is concave, cutting edge is chipped off.

Complete gouge. Pounamu. Mid green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Bevel is demarcated by a line, and is not concave, possibly unfinished. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising on back and on butt. Small fragment missing from proper right front blade. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front heavily reduced forming shoulder, rising again so the butt appears to have a grooved grip. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, a few small chips along cutting edge. "Moeraki" written on back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, and light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised with some flaking, except for cutting edge and bevel which is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper to poll, which is oblique. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface, from ground to flaked. Cutting edge is blunt and curved, heavily chipped. "Moeraki" written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with bruising on the sides of the butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides heavily reduced, which then continue to taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipped on proper left corner and mid-cutting edge. "Moeraki" written on back.

Complete adze. Rectangular cross section. Surface is mostly ground on front, with some bruising, especially on the butt. The back surface is mostly bruised with some flaking, and a ground bevel. The butt is slightly differentiated due to the rough, bruised nature of the surface and the rounded sides. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal. The front surface is ground with some bruising and flaking along the proper right edge. The back is very bruised and flaked with some ground areas. The proper left side has a prominent ridge running fairly straight from butt to bevel. The back edge of the ridge is reduced compared to the front edge. There is minor differentiation of the butt by reduction of the front. The bevel is demarcated by a line.

Complete adze Rectangular cross section. Surface is mostly ground with some bruising, and flaking. The butt is undifferentiated from the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, black, mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some bruising on sides and front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper to poll, which comes to a point. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with one chip missing along proper left side. "Moeraki" written on back.

Complete adze. Rectangular cross section. Back surface mostly ground with some bruising. Front surface ground but with significant flaking and bruising. The butt is slightly differentiated by and increased taper at the sides. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical line across the back.

Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front surface almost entirely bruised, ground at bottom and top edges. Back and sides predominantly ground with some bruising Butt is undifferentiated. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp. The edge is angled, with the proper left side of the blade longer then the proper right side.

Complete adze (possibly broken with lower blade remaining). Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising at poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, and cutting edge is sharp and curved and is lightly chipped. "Moeraki" written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground with some bruising on butt and sides. Sawing mark on proper left side of back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper left side reduced, poll coming to a point on proper right. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Moeraki" written on back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground on front, sides, and upper back. Bruising on lower back, proper left side of front, and back of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Lightly chipped with larger chip on proper right side of cutting edge. "Moeraki" written on front. Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is mostly ground with some bruising and flaking. Entire surface and rear edge of proper right side is flaked and bruised. Minor differentiation of butt by increased taper of sides and back. Bevel is demarcated by and irregular line.

Complete adze. Rectangular cross section. Surface is predominantly ground. Some bruising along middle of proper right edge and lower proper left edge of front. Significant bruising on poll and proper left side of butt, flaking and bruising continuing down proper right edge of back. Butt is asymmetrical, with undifferentiated taper from blade to square edge on proper right side, and increased taper to curved edge on proper left side. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Tangiwai pounamu. Black, silver, mid green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on most of front and bevel, sides and back are bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, back of adze increases towards butt, so blade is much less deep than butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight, oblique. "Moeraki" written on back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, sawing mark down proper left side. Shallow sawing mark down back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, front reduces towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, but heavily chipped. "Moeraki" down proper right side.