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incomplete trapezoidal The surface is flaked. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. There is no clear bevel, the cutting edge is incomplete.

incomplete roughly triangular The surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and the blade. There is no clear bevel, the cutting edge is incomplete.

incomplete very roughly rectangular The surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and the blade. There is no clear bevel, the cutting edge is incomplete.

incomplete rectangular The surface is flaked, with small patch of ground on the bevel, and a little bit of bruising. No differentiation between butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is incomplete.

broken (butt, bevel and blade present) rectangular The surface is flaked on 3 sides, ground on the back. No differentiation between butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing.

Complete unfinished adze Lozenge cross-section The surface is bruised and flaked, with a ground bevel. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides are chipped and unfinished. The bevel is demarcated by a line, and is the only polished area. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete unfinished adze Asymmetrical cross-section The surface is flaked and bruised with some ground areas on bevel and blade. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with some bruising on the edge.

Complete roughout. Stone. Black. Cross-section is roughly triangular, with apex to front, becoming trapezoidal with front narrower than back towards blade. Surface is ground on front and bevel, bruised on back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, curved reduction on proper right side, proper left side tapers towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by surface change. Cutting edge is blunt and straight, small fragment missing from proper left side.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Stone. Dark grey, and dark brown. Cross-section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back at poll, becoming oval further down butt. Sides of butt taper slightly towards poll. Surface is ground, with some light bruising. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "Shag River" written on front.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Stone. Dark grey, light brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised on sides and most of back, ground on other surfaces. "Shag R" written on front.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised with some flaking. Front and sides of butt taper towards poll. "Shag R" written on front.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Demarcation of bevel not present, cutting edge is sharp and curved, but heavily chipped. "Shag River" written on back.

Broken adze (lower blade, possibly unfinished). Stone. Mid grey, mid yellow. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and back, bruised on sides. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is very blunt and curved, possibly chipped off. "Shag R." written on front.

Broken adze (portion of lower blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front is ground, bruised on proper left side and back, proper right side is a broken edge. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Broken adze (poll end remaining). Stone. Black, light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front, with some bruising on back and poll end. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "Shag River" written on front.

Adze fragment. Stone. Dark green. Surface is ground, with some bruising on proper left. What looks to be demarcation between bevel and blade on back.

Unfinished adze. Stone. Mid grey, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some bruising on back. Possibly natural depression in stone on back of butt. White accretion on surface of back. Dark grey spots on poll of front butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Blade looks like it has been previously broken, it is very straight and blunt, but broken edges have been rounded out as if to make a new cutting edge. "Moeraki" written on front.

Incomplete Rectangular cross-section Front of blade is bruised with deep chip to the right side. Back of blade is also bruised. Blade is broken at poll portion, as-well as the bevel portion. Only butt and around a quarter of blade are present. Minor differentiation between blade and butt. Slight reduction to the shoulder - can see this more on the left side. Bevel is not present on blade.