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Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Surface is ground on the front of blade and on the bevel, but bruised and flaked throughout rest of adze. Cross-section is oval on the butt and trapezoidal on the blade, with back narrower than front. Front and sides are reduced with a ridge on the front. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Lovell's Flat Sth Otago" inscription on front.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with minor bruising and flaking on sides, and major flaking on poll. Butt is undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line running from each side and meeting faintly in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical at poll, plano-convex with front flattened at back. Surface is ground with heavy flaking and bruising down right side proper and across back Butt has minor differentiation, sides and front have been reduced. Bevel is demarcated by lines running from each corner curved up to an apex in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded with minor chipping.

Complete greenstone chisel Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground with heavy flaking. Undifferentiated butt. Bevel is demarcated with a curved ridge. The cutting edge is heavily chipped.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Dark green/grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical, almost rectangular if not for sawing mark down proper left side. Surface is ground, sawing mark down proper left side, flaked at poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper right tapers towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and angled, chipped along cutting edge. Otago written on front.

Complete gouge. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, front and back slope to meet at poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Otago written on front.

Complete unfinished adze. Light brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked. There is a slight reduction in the stone at the sides of the butt. The shape of a bevel is roughly indicated in flake scars. The cutting edge is irregular and sharp. "Morrell 1894 M---" is written on the back in pencil.

incomplete, butt, and a section of the blade is present rectangular The surface is ground with slight chipping and bruising around the butt. Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, with slight reduction from blade to butt on the front. The bevel, cutting edge and most of the blade is not present.

complete, but previously broken through the blade near the butt Rectangular blade, with oval butt. The surface is ground with bruising on the butt and randomly elsewhere. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, a reduction from the blade to butt on the front and side especially on the front forming a large shoulder. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but slightly chipped.

complete Oval butt with a trapezoidal blade front wider than back The surface is ground with major bruising on the butt, and back of the blade. Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, with slight reduction from the blade to the butt on the front forming a small shoulder. The bevel is slightly convex and distinguishable from the blade by a slight ridge. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with significant chips.

complete rectangular The surface is mostly ground, with bruising on the butt and scattered places on the blade. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, the butt is reduced from the blade on the front and the sides forming a distinctive shoulder. The bevel is straight, and differentiated from the blade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with light chipping.

broken (blade, butt and bevel present) Oval The surface is flaked, bruised and ground patches Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, blade reduces slightly into the butt on 3 sides. The bevel is flat, and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing, chipped off.

Broken adze (upper blade and butt remaining). Stone. Mid grey, light grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is ground, some light bruising on the butt and sides. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced forming shoulder. Tarewai written on back.

Broken adze (portion of butt/upper blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey, mid grey and mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, flaking on remaining side. TAREWAI written on back.

Broken adze. (Blade remaining) Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. On the back side, there are three flakes; a small one in the top PL corner, another larger one on the PR side, and on the PL corner of the blade. There is only one flake on the front, on the lower PL corner. Butt not present, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Roughout. Stone. Dark grey, light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly flaked, with some bruising on front and back. No discernible butt, bevel or cutting edge. "Papanui" written on front, "P" written on back.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Kaitangata" inscription on front

Piece of worked slate. Broken at each end and halfway down one side edge. Tapers toward one end. Ten notches running down one side edge. Five notches running down the broken side.

Broken pipe, bowl and part of stem remaining. Bowl is deep. There is dirt adhered to the surface. There is a thistle designed in relief along the bottom of the pipe.. There is a fine perforation running through the stem.

Incomplete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground with distinct flake scars at top portion. Back of blade is bruised with a ground bevel. Minor flake scars present on back at right portion. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade has been broken in half with only bevel portion present. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is very rounded and sharp.