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Complete small adze. Green stone. Rounded quadrangular cross-section. The surface is smooth, flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The proper right side of the blade tapers in towards the poll from the halfway up the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Complete unfinished adze. Light green/grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The length of the adze is concave on the front and convex on the back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. Apex widens towards cutting edge, making the cross-section more trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground around cutting edge, becoming bruised and flaked on blade and butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is narrow, sharp and curved.

Complete stone adze. Mid grey. Rectangular cross-section. Ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade with knobs at shoulder. Butt tapers slightly towards the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly oblique. Sticker attached to back side that reads "Otago Museum. Maori Adze. Found [illegible] Otago Heads. Pres [illegible] H. Calder. No..]

Complete adze, broken in 2 pieces. Rectangle. Front of blade has bruising. Back of blade has small flake scars. Major differentiation between butt and blade, heavily reduced on sides forming shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and blunt, also chipped. "Waikouaiti" written on front.

Complete stone gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground and there is flaking originating from the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with some chipping.

Complete adze. Stone. Grey and dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, small ridge at shoulder, front reduced after shoulder, and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Orepuki written on front.

Marble Madonna (Virgin Mary) and child

Bronze statuette of a Roman soldier / Mars

Complete adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the lower front and back of the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and ends in a rounded chin. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Grey and brown stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides are tapered towards the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and blunt. "Near Black Jack's Point, Ravensbourne" and "A2" inscriptions.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey and white in colour. Bifacial retouch present on both lateral margins.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is very bruised around the butt portion. Ground section on blade front surface. Back of blade mostly bruised with bevel area being ground. Differentiation between blade and butt. Reduction of shoulder present. Flake scars around poll portion. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp with small chip.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides of the butt are reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Taieri Hds." inscription.

Large adze flake (back remaining). Stone. Light green. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface of back is ground and rough. Front not remaining, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge appears sharp and curved. Fairfax written on back. Dr Hocken's Collection written on sticker on front. Found at Fairfax near Mr Hane's Station written on sticker.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is bruised and flaked with ground areas on the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a line on the proper right side and flake scars on the left. The cutting edge is straight, oblique and chipped.

Adze roughout. Grey stone with a patch of brown on the back. Diamond cross-section at the butt, trapezoidal with the back flattened at the blade. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated at the sides by flake scars. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and chipped.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is flaked and ground. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The stone of the butt is reduced on the back. The bevel is demarcated by an incomplete irregular chin and flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp, asymmetrical and chipped.