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Complete adze. Dark red stone. Surface is ground and flaked. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Differentiation between butt and blade; reduction on front proper right side of butt. Sides taper toward poll, curving toward the proper left. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and flaked. "Pareora" inscription on front

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is bruised on the front of the butt, flaked and ground on the front of the blade, and ground on the back of the adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. Major differentiation between butt and blade; sides of the butt and front of the adze are reduced to form shoulders and a large ridge; back of butt is also reduced with a curved indentation. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Pareora" inscription on front and back.

Complete adze. Grey and brown stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is bruised and ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides of butt reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Pareora" inscription on the front

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground and flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Pareora" inscription on the front. "Morven." inscription on the back.

Complete adze. Grey and brown stone. Surface is bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front and sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is concave and continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Pareora" inscription on front.

Complete adze, broken in 3 places on the butt and glued back together. Light grey stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with sides and front slightly reduced and tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a slight ridge. Cutting edge is straight and sharp but flaked. "Pareora." inscription on back and proper left side.

Complete adze. Light grey stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground and flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade; sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped. "Waimate" inscription on back.

Complete adze. Light grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface ground on front and bevel, bruised around front and sides of butt, flaked on back and sides of blade. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll and front slopes towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped along cutting edge with large fragment missing from proper left side. "Morven" written on front.

Complete unfinished adze. Two-toned grey stone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mostly bruised and flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. There is no obvious bevel. It is difficult to determine which is the front of the blade.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is oval on the butt and triangular on the blade. Surface is ground flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade; sides of butt heavily reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped. "Waimate." inscription on the back and front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground on front, back, and sides of blade. Bruising on sides and front of butt, in addition to rough, unfinished (?) portions on front, back and top. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Slight tapering toward poll, and a slight shoulder on the proper left side. Poll has a worked oblique face, and a rough, unfinished (?) portion. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete Adze Oval cross-section. The blade is ground with some bruising at the sides. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, the side are slightly reduced. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and lightly chipped.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground with some bruising. J-shaped, tapering to a curved point at the distal end.

Complete silcrete cylindrical core. Flake scars evident on sides.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is flaked on back and sides, bruised on butt and sides of blade, ground down front of blade and bevel. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front heavily reduced after ridge at shoulder, lug at poll end. Bevel demarcated by a small ridge at chin, though bevel is lightly flaked. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, proper left side chipped off. "Left bank of Waitaki above Glenavy" written on front.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge mostly chipped off. Small portion of cutting edge remaining on proper left, sharp and curved.

Incomplete, all parts present bar a small chunk chipped off the butt Plano-convex, front flattened. Ground on the front and back, heavily bruised on the sides. no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and distinct from the blade by an faintly visible ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp but very lightly chipped.

Complete plaster cast of a whakapakoko atua or atua kiato (god stick), painted dark brown. Top end is a human head in profile, with eyebrows, jaw line, and neck depicted. Body is represented by a curves and waves down the length of the stick, tapering and coming to a blunt point at the base.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, slight bruising on poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, slightly chipped on proper left side. "Said to have been found at LAKE ELLESMERE" written on front.