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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.

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 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.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Mostly ground surface, with areas of natural stone roughness. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with chips missing along cutting edge.

Complete adze. Rectangular at poll, asymmetrical at blade. Ground with flaking down sides and across the front right side proper, and around poll. Butt flaked off. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line running across blade. Cutting edge is curved on an angle, blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Flaked with minor bruising. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a strong angled line. Cutting edge is sharp and flaked away on the left side proper.

Incomplete adze. Rectangular. Ground, with bruising and flaking around right side proper and break. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by straight angled line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and rounded.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Ground with bruising and flaking around edges. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by strong angled line running across blade. Cutting edge is straight, sharp and smooth. Prominent sawing marks down both sides.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Ground with bruising and flaking down back and on sides. Butt has minor differentiation - sides taper in somewhat. Bevel demarcated by straight line running across blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and on a slightly rounded angle.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is square. The surface is ground with flaking on the butt and front of poll. There is bruising on the proper right. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is ground with flaking on the front, back and poll. The proper right has a large sawing mark. There is minor delineation as the sides taper to the poll. No bevel is obvious. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete. The cross section is asymmetrical but approximately trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The front surface is ground at the bottom and flaked at the top. The top edge is jagged. The back surface is flaked and bruised. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is absent. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

Complete. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. There is a square piece of paper adhered to the back with "86" written on it. The butt is differentiated by and increased tapering of the sides from the shoulder to the poll. The bevel is small and marked by a line along the chin. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Mostly complete pounamu chisel, broken piece at the proximal end. Dark green kawakawa variety with feather fractures. Oval cross section. Surface is ground but flaked and bruised, especially on the back side. Slightly tapered toward the cutting edge, which is curved and chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with some chipping.