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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Complete adze The cross-section is quadrangular at the blade and butt. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the butt. There is an obvious shoulder. There are some chips on the top of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a large ridge. There is a large piece taken out of the proper left side of the blade. There is also a line running down the proper right side of the blade
Antiquities
Broken adze (blade remaining) Cross-section is triangular, apex to back. Surface is mostly bruised. Back of blade is ground. Butt is not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.
Complete adze roughout. Grey stone with a layer of brown on the back. Asymmetrical trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is flaked. There is a reduction in the stone of the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is oblique and chipped.
Chert drill point. Cream in colour. Weathering on one side. Unifacial retouch present on lateral margins.
Chert drill point. Dark orange, dark brown, and cream in colour. Cortex present. Some flake scars present. Weathering on all surfaces.
Chert drill point. Light brown in colour. Flake scars present on dorsal surface.
Chert drill point. Light grey in colour.
Chert drill point. Cream and dark brown in colour. Weathered on all surfaces.
Chert drill point. White, cream, and mid brown in colour. Flake scars on all surfaces. Weathering.
Chert drill point. Light grey and cream in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Retouch on left lateral margin of dorsal surfaces.
Chert drill point. Dark red, white, and dark brown in colour. Cortex present on one surface. Some flake scars. Some weathering on one surface.
Chert drill point. Dark red and dark brown in colour. Flake scars present. Weathering on ventral surface.
Chert drill point. Mid brown in colour. Small amount of cortex present on dorsal surface.
Chert drill point. Dark red and dark brown in colour. Weathering on dorsal surface.
Chert drill point. Light brown in colour. Flake scars on all surfaces.
Chert drill point. Light brown and dark brown in colour. Flake scars on most surfaces. Weathered on most surfaces.
Chert drill point. Mid brown and dark brown in colour. Flake scars on most surfaces. Light weathering on all surfaces.
Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Mostly ground surface, with areas of natural stone roughness. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with sides slightly reduced. Bevel demarcated by a line.
Complete chert drill point. Light brown and mid brown in colour. Bifacial retouch on the left and right lateral margins. Flake scars present on the left lateral margin on the ventral surface. Cortex present on the dorsal surface at the proximal end.