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

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular, with some rounding on front and back. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, slightly chipped. "Said to have been found at LAKE ELLESMERE" written on front.

Complete paddle. Handle oval in section and expands gently to blade. Proximal end has a long, diamond cross-sectioned knob that comes to a point. Sides of blade widen near the distal end, and then taper approximately 70cm from the end. Blade has longitudinal central ridge on front and back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground, with some bruising on proper right side of lower blade. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper slightly towards poll, with two notches on both sides of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped along cutting edge. "Temuka" written on back.

Broken adze (poll end missing). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground on blade, with some flake scars on back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides slightly reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip missing from mid cutting edge. "Temuka" partially written on front.

Broken, straight minnow lure with no perforations or flattened base for lashing. It has a triangular cross-section.

Complete wooden patu aruhe (beater used to prepare fern root). Very worn. Blade is long and narrow with an oval cross-section with parallel sides, tapering to a rounded, but chipped distal end. The neck is narrow with no distinct shoulder, ending with a knob on the proximal end. There are several knots in the wood on blade on bottom side.

Soapstone pendant - dark grey/brown Unusual form. Serrated edges on 4 faces. Left edge straight, right at angle (obtuse) to top curves at bottom to meet diagonal bottom edge Bottom edge wide and grooved as well as serrated. Suspension hole drilled from both sides (wider on top) with second abortive hole left side top.

Complete patu onewa, with no drill perforation. Edges are rough and butt tapered but not fully shaped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is semi-circular with front flattened. Surface is ground on front and back , flaking on sides and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper left side. "Sumner." written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground on lower blade, with areas of bruising, becoming more bruised and flaked towards butt, mostly bruised on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front edges reduced, front slopes towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chips along cutting edge, large chip towards proper right side. Partial sticker remaining on back. "Sumner" written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is partially ground on front and back, with heavy flaking on sides and around butt, intermittent bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is partially demarcated by a line, also by flake scars on bevel. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. "Sumner." written on front.

Broken adze (cutting edge missing). Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is partially ground, with flaking on front poll, and light bruising across back, sides and front butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "Sumner." written on front.

Broken adze (butt and portion of blade remaining). Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is ground on front blade and on back where unbroken. Surface is flaked on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced, however, reduction amount unknown as sides of blade are broken off. Bevel and cutting edge not present, large fragment missing from back of blade portion. "Sumner." written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on bevel and most of front blade, bruised on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Bevel is very flat and smooth. "Sumner." written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground on front butt and lower blade, flaked around mid-section and sides. Surface is ground on back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced with surface change from ground to flaked and then back to ground on poll. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, lightly curved at corners of cutting edge. "Sumner." written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is ground on back and partially on front, flaked on front and sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. "Sumner" written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and down front blade, bruised on back, as well as around butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced slightly and then taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some light bruising around sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper left side does not reduce, but proper right side tapers heavily towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Sumner" written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, bruised at poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides widen towards poll and taper towards cutting edge. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line, is slightly concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. "Sumner." [partially obscured] written on front.