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Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green and mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces of front and back blade are ground, bruised on back of butt. Sawing mark on poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, back reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. On proper left side there are 4 notches cut into butt. On proper right side there is 1 notch cut into butt.

Complete greenstone drill point. Triangular cross-section. The surface is ground with small flake scars on the bevel and butt ends. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. There is a long oval groove on one side just above the drill point.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front and back mostly ground, front lower blade has shallow scratches on surface. Proper left side has sawing mark. Proper right side rough stone. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, poll angled from proper right down to proper left. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip on proper left side. Otago written on back.

Complete pounamu adze Rectangle The surface is ground with flaking on the proper right. Major differentiation of the butt with the sides reduced. Some flaking on the poll. The bevel is delineated with a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze Rectangular cross section at blade, oval cross section at butt. The front is ground, with bruising at the shoulder. The back is ground with some bruising on the proper left of the bevel, and some flaking in the centre of the shoulder. There is a small dab of white paint on the proper left of the poll on the back. The butt has major differentiation. The bevel is demarcated by a very faint line and bruising on the proper left. The bevel curves down to the cutting edge, which is sharp, curved and chipped.

Broken adze (Back side of butt missing) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front. Flaked on proper right side of back. No differentiation between butt and blade. Backside half of butt is missing. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, back has patches of bruising. Proper left side has bruising running down it. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front is ground, back is bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, small patches of bruising near the poll on back side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front, proper left side and blade is ground. Proper right side and most of back are worn down and flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Piece of worked greenstone. Narrow rectangular piece with lenticular cross-section a saw marks in the centre along the length on both sides. Mostly ground with flake scars on the ends and sides.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Broken adze (everything but cutting edge remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface of front is ground, surface of back is bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade not present.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface of blade is ground, naturally rough on butt. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised, bevel of blade and lower half of front is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved.

Complete adze rough-out Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete adze rough-out. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. There is a small patch where it has been worked down on the lower proper-left side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.