Collection Search

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with faking on the poll and cutting edge. There is paper residue on the front. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line with the accession number written on the bevel. The cutting edge is chipped.

Rock core. Light green and mid orange in colour.

Complete Oval cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked with light bruising on the front of the blade. There is flaked reduction of the butt on the front and back. The bevel is continuous. The sides of the blade taper from the chin to the poll. The cutting edge is sharp and heavily flaked

Broken adze. Blade remaining. Trapezoidal cross-section. Back narrower than front. The surface is ground with minor chipping on proper left cutting edge. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is blunt and curved, with worn chipping.

Rock core. White and light orange in colour.

Rock core. White and mid pink in colour. Cortex present on one side.

Rock core. Mid orange in colour. Cortex present on one side.

Rock core. Light green in colour.

Rock core. Light orange in colour. Cortex present on two sides.

Rock core. Light brown and white in colour. Cortex present on one side.

Rock core. Light red in colour.

Rock core. Light orange and white in colour. Cortex present on one side.

Rock core. Light orange and white in colour.

Rock core. Light orange and white in colour. Cortex present on two sides.

Rock core. White and light orange in colour. Cortex present on one side.

Rock core. Light orange and white in colour. Cortex present on one side.

Silcrete core. Mid orange in colour. Cortex present on two sides.

Silcrete core. Mid grey in colour. Cortex present on one side.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with faking on the large bevel at the back. Both ends are bevelled on both sides. The large bevel is demarcated by diagonal straight lines. The smaller cutting edge is bevelled on the back demarked by a diagonal line. The bevel on the top is continuous with the blade. Both cutting edges are straight and sharp.

Broken adze (Proper left side of cutting edge remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.