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Adze, Toki

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D81.3895

broken, cutting edge and bevel present. probably rectangular. The surface is ground. The butt is missing. The bevel is flat, but the blade is not present. The cutting edge is oblique, sharp but chipped.

Adze, Toki

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D82.2686

Complete adze. Basalt. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on sides and butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, back reduced after bevel, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, butt reduces after. Cutting edge is sharp, curved, heavily chipped. "MB" written on back.

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D87.3

Complete patu onewa, with no tau. Drill perforation present. Butt has ornamental grooves across the top and blade has a chip on both edges. There is minor scratching on the blade.

Adze, Toki

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D93.20

Complete adze. Basalt. Black. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface of front blade (and top half of sides) and lower back blade ground, back is flaked and bruised, front butt is bruised, poll is flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced (proper right side reduced slightly more). Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Basalt head of priest with ram

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