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Complete Cross-section is oval. Front of blade has bruising with flake scars at upper (butt) portion. Back of blade also has bruising. Very slight differentiation between butt and blade. Flake scars appear at side portions indicating potential work. Bevel is continuous with no curving at cutting edge. Cutting edge is very blunt.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval. Surface of blade is ground, becoming more bruised towards butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides and front reduced. Bevel is concaved. Cutting edge is curved to follow the bevel and sharp

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Flaking on proper left side and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Proper left poll has been reduced. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipped mid cutting edge.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining) Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground of front and sides, back is bruised. Poll is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, asymmetrical at blade. The surface is ground, with flaking at the poll and down both sides. Butt has minor differentiation - the left side proper shoulder is slightly tapered The bevel is continuous with the blade and curves toward the cutting edge. The cutting edge is curved, smooth and sharp.

Complete hafted adze Cross section is circular. Surface is ground. Butt not visible due to binding which connects adze to haft. Bevel is demarcated by a line and is concaved. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Hafted adze. Adze is connected to a simple, light brown, wooden, straight haft. "Purakanui" written on the blade

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except for areas of natural roughness Undifferentiated between butt and blade Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Stone patu, black colouration, hole at handle end with 2-ply twisted twine tied through as a handle. Five incised lines at end of handle. Complete patu onewa, with drill perforation and fibre cord tau. Curved reke on the butt. Minor chipping on edge of blade on both sides. Blade smooth and highly polished.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on bevel. Surface on rest of blade and butt is flaked or bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated where the surface changes. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, chipped on proper right side

Complete adze Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface of blade is ground, becoming bruised on sides and butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front slightly reduced forming small shoulder, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Small chip mid cutting edge.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surfaces of front and back are ground, Surfaces of sides and bevel is bruised, poll is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Front of poll heavily flaked. Bevel demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and blunt, and is very chipped. S. Island written on front.

Broken adze (blade remaining) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised on front and flaked on sides and back. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. PR side has a small area that is naturally rough. Middle of the back of blade has a line which has been carved in. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Chert flake. Light grey in colour. Cortex present at the proximal end.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey and dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground down front and back, with some light flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Warrington" written on front.

Complete adze. Greenish brown stone. Square cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised, with ground areas on each side of the blade. There is major differentiation between the blade and the butt, with a large shoulder on the front and reduction in the sides of the butt. The bevel is defined by a ridge, and is curved and concave. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly asymmetrical.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground on bevel and front lower blade, flaked on all other surfaces. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, light chipped.