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complete Circular The surface is ground, with significant bruising towards the poll. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is distinguishable from the blade by a distinct ridge. The bevel is slightly convex. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but lightly chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces of front of blade, sides and back are ground, surfaces of front and sides of butt are bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight. 2 lugs on end of poll. N Z written on front.

complete oval Flaked and bruised surface with ground bevel Blade tapers in slightly towards the butt but no differentiation The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The overall shape is irregular and unfinished. The cutting edge has a flake scar near its centre.

The top part of butt on the front and the proper right side on the back is broken off. Slightly rounded rectangle with sharp edge, wider on proper left side. Ground, flaked mostly on back and butt Blade tapers in slightly towards the butt but no differentiation Flake scars on back proper right. Asymmetrical cutting edge, rounded on proper left front and sharp on proper right front. The bevel is continuous with the blade but demarcated by a sharp curve.

The adze is incomplete, with broken top off the blade Lenticular at blade, asymmetrical oval at blade Mostly ground blade with several flake scars. Unworked broken surface on top edge Blade tapers in slightly towards the butt but no clear differentiation. The blade also tapers in slightly towards the cutting edge, more so on the proper left side The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight

complete Trapezoidal with back slightly narrower than the front Ground with several flake scars, bruised at butt The proper right side of the butt is reduced with a clear shoulder, but there is no differentiation on the proper left side The bevel is demarcated by a line that curves from one corner of the cutting edge to the other. Slightly curved sharp cutting edge

complete Rectangular Ground blade and most of front, flake scars especially at the top Blade tapers sharply to meet together at the top. The proper right top side looks unworked. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight Remnants of paper adhered to front near the cutting edge and near top

Broken adze, lower part of the blade only Lenticular with flat sides Ground surface with some flake scars. Rough unworked broken edge The object is just the lower part of the blade There is a slight curve on the bevel to from the blade to the cutting edge. Fairly symmetrical cutting edge with flake scar on both front and back proper left.

Complete Rectangular Partly ground. Flake scars across all surface and bruising at top of front There is no real change from the blade to the butt except a very slight narrowing of the width from the cutting edge up. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is made irregular by flake scars

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section. Front of blade has bruising with small flake scars around edges. Back of blade also has bruising with flake scarring. Bevel is more ground than rest of blade. No differentiation between butt and blade. Butt slightly tapers in towards poll. Bevel is continuous on the blade which is very pronounced/raised to rest of back portion. Cutting edge is slightly curved and blunt.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, dark green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, sawing mark down proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, front reduced towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark green kawakawa variety with lighter green inclusions. Surface is ground. Broken at the suspension hole, which was drilled from both sides. Slightly curved to a point at the distal end.

Worked stone polisher. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is ground on the front, it is flaked around the sides and bruised on the back.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with bruising and flaking in many areas. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a faint curved line. 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.

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.