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Complete adze Oval at poll, asymmetrical at blade. Ground on front and back, bruising and flaking down sides and around poll. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by faint line across blade. Cutting edge is slightly rounded, moderately sharp and slightly chipped.

Grey with shiny dark grey/black flaw on end of blade ant one side. Spatulate in shape, relatively narrow blade. Tapers to neck - no shoulders - and then expands to knobbed proximal end. 4 ridges (3 + central, proximal one which are flat between ridges. Hourglass perforation on handle inside of ridges.

Complete patu onewa. Ornamental grooves at butt. Drilled perforation at handle. Chip on blade edge.

complete Rectangular, with Plano-convex butt. The surface is ground except for the front and sides of the butt which are bruised. There are some flake scars present Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, reduced from blade to butt on the sides and front. There is a slight line marking demarcating the boundary of the bevel and blade. The bevel is Straight. The cutting edge is slightly curved, sharp but missing a large chip.

Complete sinker with a deep transverse lashing groove on the lateral margins.

complete roughly oval butt, roughly rectangular blade. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the butt and up the sides. Major differentiation between the butt and blade, a significant reduction on the front and sides of the blade to the butt creating a clear shoulder. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and irregular as well as sharp.

Complete adze The cross section is rectangular. The surface is flaked. It is spotted and speckled with brown, resembling dirt or clay. There is some kind of dark stain or residue on the front, continuing down the proper left side and across the back. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete Trapezoidal, Front wider than the back. Circular poll. Sides narrowing to poll. The surface is ground with small bruised area. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, with a reduction from the blade to the butt The bevel curved and is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and oblique with minor chips

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular, front edges rounded on butt. The surface is mostly ground, small areas of bruising on back and entirety of the sides and front of butt. There are two lugs on the front proximal end of the adze. There is major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is a demarcated by a line at chin. The cutting edge is unusually wide, sharp and curved, with light chips along cutting edge.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval, with narrow end to front. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Sides tapered towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge comes to fine point rather than a traditional edge.

Large grey adze, with hammer dressing obvious on the mostly unworked ovoid cross sectioned poll end. Underside has many depressions. Top surface mostly smooth, with some depressions. Wide bevelled surface, curved in shape.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is triangular, with apex to front. Cross-section of butt is circular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between blade and butt, with front and sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, and concave at top of bevel, flattening out towards cutting edge. Cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Complete patu onewa. Surface is ground and pecked. Butt has a knob on the proximal edge and sawn indentations on either side edge. Sawn indentations create shoulders on either side of the handle where it meets the blade. Blade edges are chipped and show signs of usewear.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface on front is mostly ground, with a small rectangular patch of flaking on upper proper-left corner. Flaked on cutting edge as well. Back is mostly flaked except for the blade, which is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and straight, chipped. Flaked on front half.

Complete adze Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge only roughly finished. Bevel seems continuous with blade. Cutting edge sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Basalt. Dark grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, sides slightly reduced. Fragment missing from proper left side of poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. North Beach Bluff written on front and back.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, lenticular at blade. Surface is ground with bruising down both sides Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and rounded.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical Surface is ground with flaking. Butt has minor differentiation, sides have been reduced. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is uneven, sharp and rounded.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground, with some bruising on the upper portion of the front, and on the proper left side of the back. There is also flaking on the back of the poll. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade, the cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Basalt. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front of lower blade and back are ground, butt and sides are bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waikouaiti" written on front.