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complete Trapezoidal with oval butt Blade mostly ground, butt and parts of the blade bruised Minor differentiation, reduced butt on the sides and very defined on the front forming a shoulder. Butt tapers quickly from the front and back near the end to the pole. The bevel is indistinguishable from the blade. Bevel is convex, blade is flat, sharp and chipped.

Complete adze. Quadrangular The surface is ground on the poll, bruised everywhere else and chipped on the proper left. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade, and curved. The cutting edge is rough and straight. There is some red colouring on the back.

Complete adze. The cross section of the butt is oval, and the cross section of the blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Ground, with bruising and chipping on the back. The butt is undifferentiated, tapering toward the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade, and curved. The cutting edge is curved, smooth and sharp. There is a green pen mark in the middle of the back and there is a pencil or pen mark on the bevel. There are also a few linear scratches on the back.

Complete soapstone bowl. Surface is ground smooth, with some cut or grinding marks evident on both sides of the basin. Roughly oval shaped. Two knobs, one projecting from each end, for use as handles. Each handle has a perforation drilled from each side. Small piece of one handle was broken off and glued back together.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly flaked. Proper right side is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid-grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Te Huka, Romahapa written on back.

Incomplete patu onewa, with bottom of blade missing. Drill perforation present. Patu is bruised all over and heavily chipped at the break.

Complete adze. Triangular with apex to front. The surface is mostly bruised with some ground areas, and some flaking on proper left edge. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is narrow, straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, sawing marks down proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll angled down from proper right to proper left. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. ?Otago written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green and brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is highly ground, but with flaked areas. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. ?Otago written on front.

Complete adze. Argillite. Light green, dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front and sides of blade are ground, bruising on sides of butt. Back of blade is flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface type from ground to flaked. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. Wedderburn written on front.

complete Circular The surface is ground, with significant bruising towards the poll. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is distinguishable from the blade by a distinct ridge. The bevel is slightly convex. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but lightly chipped.

Broken adze. Lower blade remaining. Rectangular. The surface of the back is mostly bruised and flaked with ground bevel. The surface of the front is mostly ground with some bruising and flaking. Dark brown speckling on surface of break and along surface of proper right side. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is circular. Surface of blade is mostly ground, flaking on the sides. Surface of butt is mostly bruised, back is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (Blade remaining) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Proper right side is bruised. Proper left side is ground. Flaked on proper left side of front. Butt is not present. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and straight.

Incomplete adze, blade and bevel end only. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked was small ground areas. The bevel is flaked and the cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front is ground. Back is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Blade is sharp and straight, chipped.

Complete adze Cross-section is triangular, apex is towards the front. Surface of front is ground. The rest is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of back and blade is ground. Sides and front of butt is bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Incomplete adze, blade and bevel end only. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked was small ground areas. The bevel is demarcated by a flake scar and the cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.