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Complete adze. Black and dark brown stone. Cross-section is triangular on the butt and trapezoidal on the blade, with the back narrower than the front. Surface is bruised with some grounding near the cutting edge. Major differentiation between butt and blade with the sides and front reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Waikawa" inscription on front and back

Complete fern root patu rakau. The handle is demarcated by a line and a reduction of the blade. The blade is worn at the tip, with surface cracks across the whole patu.

Broken tab, partially manufactured hook.

Complete patu paraoa. Handle is relatively narrow compared to width of blade. Handle is polished without ornamental decoration. There are two knob projections on either side of the blade where it meets the handle, one of which is broken.

Bone point. Manufactured from hollow bone. On end is sharpeded to a point. Hollow is filled with substance, probably dirt.

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Tip is sharpened.

Complete patu paraoa. Surface is weathered and cracked. Knob at the butt with a projection on one side and a slight indentation on the other. The centre of the handle has two notches on each side. The portion of the handle between these notches and the blade bows out slightly, with diagonal incised marks on the front. Pronounced shoulders where the handle meets the blade.

Adze roughout. Dark brown stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. There are flake scars on the bevel. The cutting edge is chipped and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. Sides and butt are bruised. No differentiation between and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Incomplete adze, blade and bevel end only. Dark grey stone. The cross-section is round at the bevel end and irregular rectangular at the other. The surface is flaked and bruised, and ground on all sides of the bevel end. There is no butt, but a reduction in the front and back of the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is narrow, sharp and straight.

Incomplete adze, bevel end only. Green stone. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is smooth at the bevel end, with flake scars at the other end. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular ridge and change in surface. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey and brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and straight. Fairfax Sthld written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Green and light brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, flaked on sides and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is straight and sharp, chipped. Fairfax, Sld written on front.

Complete bone bird spear point with five barbs.

Complete adze The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front at the top of the adze and rectangular at the bottom of the adze. The surface is mostly ground with some bruising on the sides. The front is reduced. Sides taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is chipped. There is a piece taken out of the back of the blade. The surface has a marble effect. There is a worn down line running down the bottom of the back of the blade.

Complete adze. Cross-section of butt is oval, blade is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised, ground patch on the front side just below shoulder of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved.

Complete roughout. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken unfinished adze, butt missing. Dark grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a slight reduction in the stone at the sides of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, with a distinct ridge on the proper right side. The cutting edge is chipped and blunt.

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.