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Broken adze (lower blade remaining) Cross section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except for broken edge. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Plano-convex, back flattened. Surface is bruised with flaking around the cutting edge. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a strong straight line. Cutting edge is rounded, blunt and heavily chipped.

Complete adze. Lenticular Surface is bruised Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is ground with bruising and flaking. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line/ridge and tapers down sharply to cutting edge. Cutting edge is sharp, slightly rounded and has minor chipping.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised, light flaking on poll and sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced, forming small shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge not present. "Long Beach" written on back. Sticker on proper right side "42". Sticker on back.

Complete adze Cross-section is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is ground on front of blade. More bruised on butt and back. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Broken adze (cutting edge broken off) Cross-section of upper blade is triangular, with apex to front. Cross-section of lower blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Broken adze (only lower blade remaining) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, small area of bruising on back. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, though is demarcated by surface, where is changes from bruised on blade to ground.

Fishhook point, previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Small part of tip not present. Straight and barbed with notches at base. Serrations along barbed side.

Accession information states "Good speciman, with steel-drilled perforation." Spatulate in shape with neck sides slightly concave leading to slightly flare handle. Proximal end of handle lined with 4 broad ridges on each side. Small perforation below ridges - narrow diameter, sides straight, dulled from both sides. Discoloured on one side. Complete patu paraoa with cut out perforation on handle. Butt portion is curved with carved (reke) horizontal grooves. Circular/oval chip makings present over surface of the blade, with ingrained soil/dirt. Both sides of blade have heavy cut/scratch like markings over surface area also.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey, grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front and front rounded. Surface is mostly ground with some bruising. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides slightly reduced, forming very small shoulder. Sides taper towards poll, and back of butt slopes up dramatically to poll which is pointed. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Southland ? written on front, 2 overlapping white stickers on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, with some bruising on butt and bevel. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced to form a small shoulder. On back of butt is a possibly natural depression. Bevel is demarcated by a line, and is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. ? and Southland? written on front. 2 stickers on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides tapering towards poll. Rough concaved area on back of butt. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved with chip missing from proper right.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front and sides is ground, surface of back is more roughly ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line.

Complete curved fishhook point. Barbed with serrations on barb and along sides. Notch at base.

Complete roughout Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade - Front reduced, back butt quite rounded Bevel unfinished, but heavy chipping shows start of bevel. Cutting edge unfinished.

Complete blubber spade. Manufactured from iron, now heavily corroded. The base of the blubber spade appears to have the remains of the original shaft remaining in the hollow with two original screws. The proximal end has a curled lip, partially broken. There is a slight longitudinal ridge on both sides of the flat of the blade where the handle meets the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Stone. Green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces of front of blade, sides and back are ground, surfaces of front and sides of butt are bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight. 2 lugs on end of poll. N Z written on front.

Wooden flute; koauau. A longer example unusual in having seven holes on top side. A further flat knotch section has been removed on underside opposite forth hole. Both ends cut flush. Diagonal surface cut just below sixth hole.

Complete wahaika rakau. Geometric and facial design (possibly based on an owl?) carved on blade with mirror image on opposite side. Two of the eight paua shell inlays are missing. Where the blade meets the handle, a human figure is carved with extruding tongue and three fingered hands on chest. Polished, uncarved handle with square-shaped perforation. Human face carving at butt of handle.