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Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, left side proper has been reduced Both sides are bevelled, demarcated by straight line. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly rounded with minor chipping. Both sides are bevelled, inscription is on the front.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Trapezoidal with front narrower than back The surface is ground on the front, with bruising across the front. The back is fully bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with cutting edge. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Lozenge. The surface is ground, with heavy bruising and flaking. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by ridge. Cutting edge is sharp, smooth and on a straight angled line. Saw mark down the right side proper.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Rectangular The surface is ground, with bruising and flaking on large portions. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by strong straight line. Cutting edge is sharp, smooth and straight.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Asymmetrical The surface is bruised and flaked Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by a prominent line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and slightly curved, with left side proper corner missing.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical: the proper left side is lozenge shaped, the proper right side is trapezoidal with the front narrower then the back. The surface is predominantly ground. The sides and poll retain ridges from saw marks. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

complete rectangular The surface is ground. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is slightly curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with bruising and flaking on the back and on front right side proper. Butt has minor differentiation, left side has been reduced and shoulder raised. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, angled up slightly toward the front left proper.

Complete adze Plano-convex, back flattened. Surface is ground, with flaking on the poll, front, back and sides. Butt undifferentiated and has been flaked away. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, with the proper right corner flaked away.

Complete pounamu adze. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. Reduction in the top of the butt. Poll is flaked. Bevel is demarcated by a concave indentation surrounded by a line with two lines on either side. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp. "Dunedin District." inscription on the back. Illegible inscription in pencil on the front of blade.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid-green inanga variety. Surface is smooth except for back proximal end, which has broken off. Small suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end. Tapers to the distal end, which has a deep V-shaped bevel, indicating this may have been reworked from a chisel or gouge.

Broken pounamu pendant, broken at the proximal end. Mid-green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground with some cracks and chips. Rectangular cross section. Proximal end shows evidence of a drill mark or a broken out suspension hole. Tapered to a sharp point at the distal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light yellow-green inanga variety. Straight, rectangular shape, slightly reduced at the proximal end for suspension. Distal end is curved, with a bevel demarcated by a line on one side.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Surface is ground. Light green and dark green in colour, mottled near the butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Mostly complete pounamu chisel, poll is not present. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground, with some bruising on the back near the butt. Sawing marks on proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, poll remaining. The cross section is plano-convex with back flattened. The surface is ground, with flaking at the cutting edge and poll. The proper right has sawing marks. The bevel and cutting edge are flaked off.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Polished sawing marks on both sides. Bevel is demarcated by a line on both sides. Cutting edge is chipped.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green and mid brown in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground on the front and bruised on the back. Sawing mark running down the centre of the front. Bevel on the back demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Light green and cream in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is slightly oblique and sharp.