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Complete adze. Light green and black pounamu. Surface is ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. Some reduction near the poll, particularly on the proper right side. Sides and back are slightly tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Leith St Nr. Hanover St. Dunedin" inscription.

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

a) Broken roughout (Blade remaining). Stone. Mid grey and light grey. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is flaked, with some bruising on proper left side. Butt not present, sides begin to taper before break. Bevel is flaked and unfinished. Cutting edge is blunt and curved, also unfinished. "Warrington" written on front.

Complete stone chisel. The cross section is plano-convex, front flattened. The surface is ground on the blade and bevel, with flaking towards the poll and back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and chipped.

Partially complete patu onewa or adze, with all remaining except butt of handle and top of blade. Cut mark at neck of handle, and wear present around edges. Paint speckles present on one side.

Complete stone chisel. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is flaked. The blade has minor demarcation as it tapers towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete adze. Grey and brown stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides are tapered towards the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and blunt. "Near Black Jack's Point, Ravensbourne" and "A2" inscriptions.

Piece of worked wood, use unknown. Semi circular wooden article. Curved and crescent-shaped, similar to a barrel stave, with a rectangular cross-section. Rounded at each end with straight side edges. Surface is relatively smooth. Dark brown, almost black in colour, and possibly charred or painted with a varnish or other material.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular, sides slightly rounded. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Present on front and back; Otekaike River Oamaru.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised on the front and sides of the butt. Major differentiation between the butt and blade, with front and sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Kaikourai Mouth" inscription

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Kahurangi variety, bright green with light brown inclusions. Surface has been ground. Proximal end is tapered and straight. Below the proximal end, pendant widens at "shoulders" and is curved in a crescent shape. Distal end is rounded.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and oblique. Sticker on back "Mortizson Collection". Sticker on front "19". "Kaikai" written on back.

Incomplete adze. Rectangular at blade, trapezoidal at poll with back narrower than the front. Surface is ground with bruised edges. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by straight singular line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, with minor flaking. Slight sawing marks on the proper right side.

Broken and unfinished hei tiki, head remaining only. Pounamu/nephrite, kawakawa variety with mottled dark patches on mid green. Lighter band runs diagonally across and below lower eye. Two eyes partly outlined with peak at crown. Head turned toward proper left side. Complete perforation at top of head, drilled from both sides.

Unfinished hei tiki. There is a perforation through the proximal end. The edges are curved and shaped, rounded at the proximal end and straight at the distal end. There are two notches, one on either side, both at approximate middle.

Broken patu onewa, complete in two pieces. Surface is ground. There are several chips around the edges of the blade. There is a perforation at the handle - drilled from both sides. The patu onewa has been broken through the handle at the perforation. The other piece features the knob of the handle, with four grooves on either side of the oval knob with a central ridge between.

Unfinished adze. Green and brown stone. The cross-section is irregular. The surface has ground areas on both sides of the blade, and flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a line in the stone. It is asymmetrical and flaked. The cutting edge is flaked and blunt. There is a label saying "A. Moritzson Collection." on the front of the adze.

Complete Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is ground. There is no differentiation between the but and the blade. The bevel is continuous. The sides are broken and rough. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with bruising and flaking in many areas. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a faint curved line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.

Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground toward the blade, with heavy chipping on the back and sides. There is bruising around the front shoulder. Butt undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated with an angled line and curves down to the blade. The blade is slightly curved, smooth and sharp.