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Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with some bruising on the back of the blade. Saw marks on both sides. Sides are tapered towards the poll, but poll is not present Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with flaking and bruising, particularly on the back side. Sides are tapered towards the poll, but poll is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present

Complete black soapstone whio (whistle). Carved with a human face at one end, with projecting tongue. A drilled perforation at the top of the head for suspension, with another drill mark next to it, indicating a broken perforation. Body of the whistle is carved with spirals. Other end of whistle is hollowed out with a deep indentation; chisel marks evident on interior surface.

Complete Lozenge cross-section The surface is ground with some areas of unground natural stone in small areas. There is differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade are reduced at the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The sides of the blade taper slightly from the cutting edge to the butt. The cutting edge is sharp and straight.

roughout Irregular trapezoid cross-section with the back narrower than the front Flaked surface There is no differentiation between blade and butt It is unclear which end of this adze is the bevel and which is the poll. The narrower end has a straight and sharp cutting edge and a smooth curve to the edge. The wider end is flat, flaked and asymmetrical

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. Tarewai written on front and back.

Incomplete adze, broken at the poll. Black and green pounamu. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper from the middle of the blade towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique straight ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and irregular, with flake scars on the left and right.

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with flaking on front Butt is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and flaked

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is bruised with some grounding on the back near the cutting edge Butt is not present Only part of the bevel remains, demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval Surface is ground with some bruised discoloration throughout Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are tapered towards the poll Bevel is demarcated by a triangular line. Sides are tapered towards the cutting edge. Cutting edge is straight and flaked

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with bruising around the butt Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are slightly reduced and tapered towards the poll Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front Surface is heavily bruised and flaked. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade. Top of the butt is slightly reduced to form two semi-circles on either side with an X-shaped ridge in the centre Bevel is convex and demarcated by two lines. Cutting edge is curved and heavily flaked.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and circular on the butt Surface is bruised with some flaking and grounding Differentiation between the butt and the blade; sides are slightly reduced Bevel is demarcated by a line but heavily flaked. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with some bruising on sides of the butt. Large flake missing from proper left side of blade Minor differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are slightly tapered. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp on proper right side, but not present on proper left side.

Broken adze, most of blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground but heavily flaked towards butt and on cutting edge Sides are tapered towards the butt, but most of the butt is not present Bevel and cutting edge are not present due to flaking

Broken adze, butt remaining Cross-section is trapezoidal on the blade and circular on the butt Surface is ground with bruising around the top of the butt and flaking on the blade Major differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are reduced to create shoulders Bevel and cutting edge are not present.

Complete Rectangular cross-section at shoulder. Asymmetrical cross section on blade. The surface mostly ground, with some unground areas of natural stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous. The sides taper from the approximate chin of the blade to the poll. The blade is sharp, slightly curved and there is an area of unground stone on the proper right of the cutting edge and bevel.

Broken adze, butt and blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is partially ground on blade, bruised on butt, with flaking on sides Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides tapered toward poll Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge not present

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is mostly ground, with flaking on proper right side, small amount of bruising on proper left Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides tapered toward poll Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is curved and sharp. Small chip mid cutting edge

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front Surface is ground on blade and bruised on butt Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides slightly reduced Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipped along cutting edge, large chip on proper right