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Complete adze. Mid-green pounamu. Surface is ground with bruising on proper left side and sawing marks on proper right side. Reduction on proper left side of butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Milton." inscription.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu. Surface is ground with bruising on proper left side and sawing marks on proper right side. Cross section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved, sharp, and chipped. "Milton" inscription.

Broken (Cutting edge, bevel and part of the blade present) rectangular The surface is ground with some flakes/chips. The butt is missing. The bevel is flat and distinguishable from the blade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

complete rectangular, narrowing in the sides towards the poll The surface is ground. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Incomplete Not present. Difficult to determine back from front. Fragment is ground both sides. No differentiation between blade and butt. Small fragment only present. No bevel, nor cutting edge.

Incomplete Not present. Difficult to determine which side is front or back. Fragment appears very ground though. No differentiation between butt and blade. Only small fragment present - May have broken of larger piece. No bevel present, nor cutting edge.

Complete Trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Front of blade is ground with prominent ridge and tapered inwards sides. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is straight and slightly sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green, light green, silver. Cross-section is asymmetrical, due to unbroken section of pounamu worked through with sawing marks hanging off proper left side. Surface is mostly ground, with bruising on proper right front. Sawing marks down front and back towards proper left. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped. "Little Papanui" written on front.

Complete pounamu gouge/chisel with two working edges. One end has a straight chisel-like edge and the other end is curved and blunt, with a bevel demarcated by a ridge and indentation. Light green in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is round/oval.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, except for a small patch of bruising on the proper right back side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and straight.

Complete adze. Mid-green pounamu. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides and front of butt reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp. "Tokata" inscription on front and back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and straight.

Broken adze, blade only Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground with some chips and flake scars. The bevel is demarcated with a curved ridge. The cutting edge is sharp with a few chips.

Broken greenstone adze, butt missing. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars at the broken end, the bevel and on the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge has been flaked off. It is irregular and sharp.

Broken adze, blade only Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground with some flakes. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is sharp.

Complete, unfinished adze Rectangular The surface is ground with some flakes and chips. The front is reduced. Shoulder is straight. The bevel is continuous with the butt. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Complete adze Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with a few flake scars. The front and proper right side is reduced. There is a saw mark on the proper left. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken adze, Blade only Rectangular The surface is ground with a small chip on the proper left. The bevel is demarcated by a small ridge. The cutting edge is sharp.

Piece of worked pounamu. Light green and light grey. Tapered to a point at one end. Other side is flaked and chipped, with a shoulder on one side. Side edges are curved.

Broken greenstone gouge, lower blade and bevel end only. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flaking at the break. The bevel is continuous with the blade and has an oval concave indentation in its centre. The cutting edge is curved.