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Adze roughout. The c ross section is approximately rectangular. The surface is flaked. The butt is undifferentiated. There is no bevel and the cutting edge is blunt.

Complete silcrete blade. Light yellow, light red, and black in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering on dorsal surface. Retouch on right lateral margin of ventral surface, and left lateral margin of dorsal surface.

Complete silcrete blade. Light yellow, mid yellow, dark yellow, cream, and black in colour. Cortex present on dorsal surface. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Weathering on dorsal and ventral surfaces. Retouch on right lateral margin of dorsal surface.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination missing. Light yellow, mid red, and black in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering on dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. White, light yellow, black, dark brown, and cream in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering on dorsal surface. Retouch on right lateral margin of dorsal surface.

Complete silcrete blade. Cream and black in colour. Weathering on lower portion of ventral surface. Retouch on right lateral margin on ventral surface and right lateral margin on dorsal surface.

Complete silcrete blade. Cream, mid yellow, dark yellow and black in colour. Cortex present on lower dorsal surface. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering on ventral surface.

Silcrete flake. Mid yellow, cream and black in colour. Cortex present on lower dorsal surface. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Weathering on dorsal surface. Bilateral retouch on dorsal surface.

Incomplete silcrete blade proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour.

Silcrete flake. Light brown in colour.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised around the butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides of butt reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section is lenticular Surface of the blade is ground and surface of the butt is bruised Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides are reduced to form shoulder Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

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.

Broken adze haft, distal end remaining. Dark brown wood, cracked and broken throughout. Platform at distal end is carved at a slant to the handle.

Wooden adze haft. Handle is cracked and broken, repaired with adhesive, nail, and additional pieces of wood.

Broken patu aruhe (fern root beater), distal end broken and jagged. The surface of the beater is covered with deep cracks, there is a large fragment missing from one side near the shoulder. Cross-section of beater and handle are circular.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground across front and back. Small line of natural roughness runs along the lower PR side of back, which goes through the bevel. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and straight.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is a rectangle. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll. Both sides of the blade are bevelled, both demarcated by straight lines. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green. Cross-section if butt is oval, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with bruising on sides and butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and oblique with a slight curve. "Lower Portobello" written on front, though writing is partially missing.

Complete adze Trapezoidal cross-section. Back is narrower than the front. The surface is ground, bruised and flaked. There is differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides and front of the blade are reduced at the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a change from a ground surface on bevel o a bruised surface on back of blade. The cutting edge is sharp, straight and lightly chipped.