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Adze roughout. Dark grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked and ground. Reduction in the sides and front of butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Onepoto" inscription.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section. Back narrower than front. The surface of the blade is mostly ground with some flaking. The surface of the butt is bruised. There is differentiation between the butt and the blade. The front and sides are reduced to form shoulder. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The sides of the blade taper from the chin of the blade to the butt. The cutting edge is sharp and curved. The proper left portion of the cutting edge is broken.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, with some bruising on sides of butt and flaking on on back. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides heavily reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Kai Kai's Beach" written on front and back.

Adze roughout. Grey and brown stone. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is flaked and bruised. Reduction in the back of the butt with sides tapered towards the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "McKays ground Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Broken adze, part of blade remaining. Brown stone. Surface is ground and flaked. Cross-section is lenticular. Butt is not present. Bevel and cutting edge are not present due to flaking.

Broken Adze, Missing a portion of the cutting edge and bevel on the proper right side. Asymmetrical cross-section. The blade is ground, and bruised with some flaking. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint lip. The cutting edge is sharp and curved, the proper right half of the cutting edge is broken and not present.

Complete Adze Oval cross-section. The front of the blade is largely ground the back is ground and bruised. The sides of the blade are bruised. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper towards the poll end. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is blunt and curved. It is heavily chipped and broken.

Complete pounamu pendant. Tangiwai/bowenite variety, mid-green with light brown inclusions, high transparency. Surface is ground smooth. Curved with broken suspension hole and notches on one side of the proximal end. Large rectangular notched projection on the outer edge of the curve. Several shallower notches below the projection. Distal end is tapered to a dull point. Comp Sp. p95 (4.200)

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground with some flaking. There is a saw mark on the proper right side and another prominent saw mark on the front. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The blade is demarcated by a straight line at the chin. The cutting edge is oblique and blunt.

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with some flaked off areas. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade, just a slight tapering of the sides. The bevel is demarcated by a semi-circular ridge that has been flaked out. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical Surface is ground with bruising and chipping around edges. Butt undifferentiated and has been flaked away. Bevel is demarcated by a faint straight line. Cutting edge is straight, sharp and has minor chipping.

Complete adze. Light green pounamu. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Reduction on the front of blade, running at an angle from the proper left shoulder to the poll on the proper right side. Proper left side of the butt is also angled tapered toward the poll. Proper right side of the adze is reduced from the poll to the bevel on the proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp, with a flake missing from proper right side. "Akaroa." inscription on front.

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped on proper left side. "Akaroa." inscription on front and back.

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is lenticular. Sides of the butt are slightly reduced at the shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Akaroa" inscription on front and back.

Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is lenticular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped. "Akaroa." inscription on front and back.

Complete adze. Dark grey and dark red stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is triangular on the butt and trapezoidal on the blade, with the front narrower than the back. Front of the butt is reduced to form a ridge. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved; blade tapers toward the cutting edge. "Akaroa." inscription on front and back.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides slightly taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. "Akaroa" inscription on proper left side and back.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised and flaked with a ground bevel. There is a reduction in the stone on the back from beneath the middle of the blade to the poll. There is a reduction in the stone on the back of the butt, which tapers towards an edge at the poll. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade on the front. The proper left side of the blade is relatively straight from poll to cutting edge, whereas the proper right side is concave and tapers from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique line of bruising. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and asymmetrical.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation, gentle tapering of sides towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel continuous with blade, cutting edge curved and sharp.