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Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid green, dark green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with flaking on back of butt and proper left side, bruising on front of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, notches cut into sides, more prominent on proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and oblique, heavily chipped.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid-green with silver inclusions. Surface is ground. Rectangular shape and cross section. Tapers toward the poll or the proximal end. Distal end is straight and blunt, with an oblique bevel demarcated by a line on each side.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll and butt. The bevel is concave, demarcated by two diagonal lines. The cutting edge is concave and sharp.

Broken adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is circular. Surface is ground, except for where the butt fell off, which is rough. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Greenstone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is flaked, bruised, and coarsely ground. There is no distinction between the blade and the butt, the proper right side narrows very slightly towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade and has a scratched surface. The cutting edge is irregular.

Complete small adze. Pounamu. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars on both sides and at the butt end. There is no distinction between the blade and the butt, and the bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and straight with one chip.

Complete adze. Greenstone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is flaked and bruised, and there is a groove in the surface near the top of the back. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, the blade tapers in towards the poll. The bevel is roughly indicated by a slightly more polished surface. The cutting edge is sharp.

Broken incomplete adze, butt end only. Greenstone. The cross-section is trapezoidal. The surface is flaked, with ground surface on one side of the butt, and ground with saw marks on one side. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, the blade tapers in towards the poll. It is not clear which side is the front. There is no bevel, but a flaked broken edge.

complete adze Asymmetrical and irregular cross-section The adze has a flaked surface down the front proper right side and at the top of the proper left front, and at cutting edge. There is a large flake scar on the back proper right, and more along the top edge and proper left side. There is a slight tapering of the adze as it goes from cutting edge to butt, but there is no real differentiation. There is a curve on the surface of the proper left side of the front which is outlined by flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp but irregular with some flake scars. The bevel is narrow and flat, and is demarcated by a slight straight ridge. There is the paper back of a sticky label adhered to the back of the adze

Broken adze, blade and bevel only Asymmetrical cross-section Flaked surface on top and cutting edge of blade. Bruised surface over the whole. Saw scar on one side This piece of adze is the lower part of the blade only The bevel is only roughly indicated with a slight curve in the blade. The cutting edge is blunt, unshaped and flaked.

Complete adze. Stone. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming large shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by ridge at chin. Cutting edge is blunt and curved. ?Southland written on front.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground with flaking on the proper left. There are sawing marks on both the proper right side. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken (blade, bevel and cutting edge present) Trapezoidal, front narrowing to the back. The surface is ground with chipped/flaked area. Sawing mark on the proper right side. The butt is missing. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is Straight, Oblique and Sharp.

Broken (Cutting edge, bevel and part of the blade present) rectangular The surface is ground with some flakes/chips. The butt is missing. The bevel is flat and distinguishable from the blade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

complete rectangular, narrowing in the sides towards the poll The surface is ground. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Incomplete Not present. Difficult to determine back from front. Fragment is ground both sides. No differentiation between blade and butt. Small fragment only present. No bevel, nor cutting edge.

Incomplete Not present. Difficult to determine which side is front or back. Fragment appears very ground though. No differentiation between butt and blade. Only small fragment present - May have broken of larger piece. No bevel present, nor cutting edge.

Complete Trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Front of blade is ground with prominent ridge and tapered inwards sides. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is straight and slightly sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green, light green, silver. Cross-section is asymmetrical, due to unbroken section of pounamu worked through with sawing marks hanging off proper left side. Surface is mostly ground, with bruising on proper right front. Sawing marks down front and back towards proper left. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped. "Little Papanui" written on front.

Complete adze. Rectangular Ground with bruising around butt. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Proper left side has been more reduced with raised shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a strong horizontal line crossing blade. Cutting edge is blunt, angled, slightly rounded and smooth,