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Broken piece of adze, bevel end only. Medium green/grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with a ground area and some flaking at the end of the blade and flaking at the break. The bevel is continuous with the blade, only distinct because of its mostly smooth surface. The cutting edge is asymmetrical, curved and sharp.

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 Rectangular. The surface is ground, with a large and fairly deep sawn ditch up the middle of the front of the blade. No differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade, it also has a very shallow saw mark up the middle. The Cutting edge is oblique and split in two by the sawn ditch.

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.

Sandstone file. Cross-section is rectangular. One end comes to a point, the other end is rounded.

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 pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll and on the front and back of the butt. The bevel is demarked by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with bruising on the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

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.

complete roughly lozenge. Narrows in the sides from blade towards the butt. The surface is ground. No differentiation between the butt and blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

complete rectangular, narrowing in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground. No differentiation between the butt and blade. the bevel is flat and distinguishable from the blade by a faint line. The cutting edge is sharp and oblique.