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Complete adze. Cross-section is rounded rectangular. Surface is ground, though you can see flaking on butt and sides of blade. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade and is slightly concaved. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chips on proper left and proper right of cutting edge.

Complete argillite knife. Surface is grounded on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and rounded, wth bevel on both surfaces. Haft end is curved.

Complete adze. Argillite. Black, dark brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface of lower blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Cannibal B written on front in pencil.

Broken fragment of adze. Argillite. Mid-grey. Surface is bruised.

Broken adze. Argillite. Mid green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, slight line towards proper left side. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "?" written on front.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, trapezoidal at blade with back narrower than front. Ground with heavy bruising around butt and edges. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been clearly reduced and front and side of shoulder has been raised. Bevel is continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge. Cutting edge is slightly rounded, moderately sharp and has heavy chipping.

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground on blade and bruised on butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade with front and sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp but flaked. "Dunedin?" inscription.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and back and bruised on sides. Sides are slightly reduced and taper toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp but flaked.

Complete unfinished adze. Green stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is flaked on both sides of the upper blade and bruised and ground on the lower blade. There is a slight reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The bevel is convex. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Piece of kokowai

Piece of kokowai

Piece of kokowai

Piece of kokowai

Piece of kokowai

Broken argillite blade, medial portion remaining. Cream, dark brown, and mid grey in colour. Weathering on ventral surface. Bilateral retouch on dorsal surface.

Broken adze (probably butt/upper blade). Argillite. Mid grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is mostly flaked, with some bruising on sides. Butt not present, bevel and cutting edge not present. "Papanui I" written on end.

Broken adze (poll end of butt remaining). Argillite. Light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, some light flaking. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Kuri Bush written on back.

Broken adze (probably back portion of blade remaining). Argillite. Light green and light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Butt not present. Large portion of front of blade has been chipped off. Bevel and cutting not present. Kuri Bush written on front.

Broken argillite blade, distal portion remaining. Cream and dark brown in colour. Flake scars on dorsal and ventral surfaces. Weathering on dorsal surface. Retouch on right lateral margin of dorsal surface, and right lateral margin of ventral surface.

Argillite flake. Cream, dark brown, and black in colour. Flake scars on both surfaces. Weathering on both surfaces.