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Complete adze. Rectangular. Narrowing in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground. Saw mark and seam on the proper left side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and oblique

Complete toki.Oval. Narrowing in the sides slightly towards the poll. The surface is ground. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt and curved

Broken toki (Butt, blade and bevel present). Very roughly oval. The surface is ground, with a saw cut on the proper right side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and demarcated by a slight ridge visible only on the proper right side. The cutting edge is missing.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground. There is flaking at the poll and on the back, next to the bevel. There is minor delineation between blade and poll, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.

Broken pounamu adze, blade remaining. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground and flaked with sawing marks on proper right side. Butt is not present. There is no obvious bevel. Cutting edge is sharp on proper right, but has been flaked away on proper left side. "Akatore. N.Z" inscription

Complete adze. Mid green and mid grey pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, sawing mark down proper left side, some bruising on proper right. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper right side straight, but proper left side tapers towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is oblique and lightly curved. "Akatore. N.Z." written on front.

Complete adze. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised around the butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides reduced to form shoulders and major reduction in the back of the butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Dunedin" inscription.

Complete unfinished greenstone adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with small flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular oblique line. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped. There is a shallow hole bored into the butt on the back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Asymmetrical oval cross-section. The surface is bruised and flaked, and ground on the front. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is irregular and sharp.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid-green and light brown inanga variety, Westland source. Surface is ground smooth and edges are chipped. Flat, lenticular cross section. Triangular shape, possibly reworked from an adze. Tapering toward the proximal end, which is broken on either side and has a projection for suspension. Distal end is curved and has a slight bevel on each side.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on blade with bruising on proper left and around butt Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front are reduced to form shoulders Bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. Cutting edge is mostly chipped away except for small section on proper left

Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Proper right side is slightly reduced at the butt. Sides are tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp with large flake missing from proper left side. "Saddle Hill" inscription.

Complete adze Oval at poll, rectangular at blade. Bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation; right side proper has been reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line across blade. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly rounded, with the left side proper flaked away.

Broken (part of the blade, bevel and cutting edge are present) oval. The surface is ground with some flakes/chips. The butt is missing. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and chipped.

complete Roughly rectangular blade becoming oval at the butt. Narrowing in the side towards the poll. The surface is ground. Minor differentiation between the blade and the butt, with slight reduction on the butt. The bevel is curved and demarcated by a visible ridge. The cutting edge is curved, oblique and sharp.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Ground with heavy bruising and flaking around all edges. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Bevel demarcated by a faintly curved line across blade. Cutting edge is straight and blunt with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Ground with heavy bruising and flaking on sides and poll. Left side proper back of butt has been heavily flaked away. Butt has major differentiation, sides have been heavily reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel is demarcated by a faint horizontal line. Cutting edge is rounded, moderately sharp and has minor chipping.

Pounamu pendant. Mid-green with black inclusions. Surface is ground. Broken suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end. Tapering to a point at the distal end.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground faint white scratch marks. Back of blade is also ground. There is also a indented ridge structure to the right portion of blade. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll portion is not fully present. Bevel is demarcated with a ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Incomplete greenstone gouge/chisel, bevel end of blade only. Oval cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked. There is a saw scar on the proper left. The bevel is faceted and demarcated by a curved line. There is a chip out of the proper right side of the bevel and cutting edge.