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Complete patu onewa, with no tau. Drill perforation present, Butt has ornamental grooves around the top and blade has moderate chipping around bottom edges. There is a large chip on side of blade, and minor scratches on front/back of blade.

Complete roughout. Stone. Grey. Cross-section is triangular, with apex to back. Surface is flaked and ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides heavily reduced. Bevel is demarcated by 2 lines coming together at apex. Bevel and and cutting edge unfinished. ?Otago written on front.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal on the blade, with back narrower than front, and half-circular on the butt. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides and front reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line and a change in surface. Cutting edge is curved and sharp, with a flake missing from the centre. "Waimate. S.C." inscription on the front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground along cutting edge, bruised elsewhere. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front and sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chipping on proper left back side.

Broken/incomplete? (butt and section of blade present) oval The surface is ground and flaked. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, with a minor reduction from blade to butt on one side. The bevel is incomplete or missing, as is the cutting edge

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval Surface of blade is ground. Front side of butt is bruised. Heavy differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced to create a ridge. Bevel is continuous with blade, slightly concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground on front and back lower blade, becoming more bruised towards butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides slightly reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete adze. Basalt. Black. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Cross-section of butt is semi-circular back flattened. Surface is mostly ground, front and back of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced after ridge, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Wyndham written on front.

Broken adze (blade remaining, though previously in 2 pieces, now fixed). Basalt. Mid grey, dark grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, flaking on proper left of back and proper right side. Sides taper towards broken edge. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip on proper right side. "Waitaki" written on front.

Broken adze, mid-blade remaining. Dark grey and dark brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked. Sides are slightly reduced to form shoulders. Large flake missing from top of butt; poll has broken off. Bevel has been flaked off on either side but a part of a line in the centre remains. Cutting edge is not present. "W.M." inscription

complete, but previously broken through the blade near the butt Rectangular blade, with oval butt. The surface is ground with bruising on the butt and randomly elsewhere. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, a reduction from the blade to butt on the front and side especially on the front forming a large shoulder. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but slightly chipped.

complete rectangular The surface is mostly ground, with bruising on the butt and scattered places on the blade. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, the butt is reduced from the blade on the front and the sides forming a distinctive shoulder. The bevel is straight, and differentiated from the blade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with light chipping.

Broken basalt adze, back of blade remaining. Mid grey in colour. Surface is ground on the back, bruised on the front. Sawing mark on proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line and also runs lengthwise on the back on the proper right side. Tapered toward the butt, which has broken off. Cutting edge and proper left side is chipped.

Complete maripi made from basalt. One surface is ground smooth with a large flake off the proximal end. Other surface is flaked. Edges are chipped and jagged.