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Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is assymetrical. Surface is ground with some flaking on back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, but butt is curved to the proper left. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Southland written on back.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground with flake scars on butt and sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Poll reduced on one side. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge too chipped. Southland written on back.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is heavily chipped. Southland written on back.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, with some flaking. Minor differentiation between butt and what remains of blade, sides reduced just after break. Blade not present. Southland written on front.

Broken roughout (lower blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular, slightly rounded. Surface is flaked and bruised. Butt not present. Bevel is flaked and unfinished, cutting edge is curved and sharp. Southland written on front.

Broken roughtout (lower blade remaining). Stone. Black and light grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is flaked, with some bruising. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished, though edge is curved. Southland written on back.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front and cutting edge is ground, other surfaces bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by surface change. Cutting edge is sharp and straight with some chipping. Southland written on back.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground with flake scars on front and sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front slopes slightly towards poll, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is chipped off. Southland written on front.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly flaked, with some ground areas. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Southland written on back.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground with some flake scars. Butt not present. Bevel continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Small chip on proper left. Southland written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is mostly ground with some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Proper right of poll reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. One chip mid-cutting edge. Southland written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some bruising on sides of butt and flaking around poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Large fragment missing from proper left of cutting edge. "Fortrose" written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll and front slopes down towards poll. Poll is angled from proper right down to proper left. Bevel is demarcated by a line. What remains of cutting edge is sharp and curved, majority of cutting edge is chipped. Southland written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Green and brown. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is mostly ground, some bruising and flaking on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front slopes down towards poll, sides taper to poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, chipped along cutting edge. Southland written on back.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Southland written on front.

Broken adze (portion of blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Mataura Mouth written on back.

Complete gouge. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is circular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight, concave. Concave the length of the front.

Complete, large moa bone point. Distal end sharpened to a point.

Broken adze (all but cutting edge remaining). Stone. Black, light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised, becoming more ground on lower blade, some flaking on back of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge not present. Wakapatu written on front.

Complete roughout. Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped on proper right side. Wakapatu written on back.