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Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Both sides are mostly ground, small patch of roughness on the upper PL side of back. Small flake is missing near the cutting edge. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and straight.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. On the lower PR side of the back, there is a large patch of bruising that extends almost halfway across the adze and ends at the chin. The top half of the back also has a large patch of bruising. The PR side has a small line of roughness. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Rectangular. Surface is ground on the front and flaked on the back. Butt has minor differentiation; sides have been slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. Both sides are bevelled.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp but asymmetrical, with the proper right side longer.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, back and front reduced, but back is reduced more heavily. Poll is reduced in the centre between the proper left and proper right sides. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line, cutting edge is blunt and curved."Waikouaiti" written on front and back.

Broken adze (large fragment lower blade missing). Pounamu. Mid green and light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground with some bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, and what remains of cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large portion of proper left of lower blade is missing. "Warrington" written on front and back.

Complete adze. Lenticular. Surface is bruised with flaking on sides. Butt has minor differentiation; sides are reduced. Bevel is continuous, and tapers down toward cutting edge. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and rounded.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt undifferentiated, sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight angled line. Cutting edge is straight on an angle, smooth and sharp.

Nephrite/pounamu pendant. Dark green and black kawakawa variety. Surface and edges have been ground smooth. Suspension hole broken out at the proximal end, drilled from both sides.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the cutting edge and back, and bruising on the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge has flaked off.

Complete nephrite/pounamu pendant, reworked from a chisel. Dark green and black kawakawa variety. Surface is ground. Proximal end has been reduced and rounded, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides at the narrowest part. Distal end is tapered with a rounded bevel on one side.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground towards the blade and bruised towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line and concave mark. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with some chipping. There is a historic break through the centre of the gouge, which has been repaired.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the the poll. There is a sawing mark originating at the poll. The gouge is bevelled on both sides, demarcated by curved lines. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, with chipping.

Complete pounamu chisel. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground, with a polished sawing mark on one side. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp, with a bevel demarcated by a line on each side.

Piece of pounamu/nephrite. Mid-green kawakawa variety. It is unclear what the function of the taoka is, whether a fishhook point, drill point, or a broken pendant. One end has a diagonal break across top. There is a kink almost half-way down the taoka, and then it tapers to a point at the other end.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is ground with flaking on the back. There are light sawing marks on the proper left. The bevel is demarcated by a diagonal straight line. The point is straight and blunt.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on other surfaces. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side reduced around mid blade, before flaring and ultimately reducing towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Waikouaiti" written on front and back.

Complete adze. Rectangular. The surface is ground with heavy flaking on the poll, under the shoulder on the right and across the back. Butt has major differentiation from the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The blade is straight and sharp, with the proper left corner and middle of the back flaked away.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mainly kawakawa variety but also touch of totoweka at proximal end. Medium green with black inclusions, orange-brown at proximal edge and light brown at distal end. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Suspension hole drilled from both ends at the proximal end. Distal end is slightly oblique with rounded sides.

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is rectangular. The cross section of the butt is approximately plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is ground. There is a textured gold mark on the proper left side near the butt which resembles a fingerprint. The butt is differentiated by a reduction of the front at the shoulder, and a transition from rectangular to plano-convex cross section. There are three, transverse, finger shaped valleys across the front of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight but asymmetrical with the proper left side of the blade shorter than the proper right side. The edge is blunt.