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Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiations between butt and blade. Front and back slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Portion of cutting is missing, Remaining cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. Ground with bruising on the sides and on the butt. Flake scars at cutting edge and butt The front and sides of the butt are reduced and the surface is bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade on the back. The bevel is demarcated by ridges on its sides and at the chin. The cutting edge is almost symmetrical and has flake scars on the front and back

Complete Oval cross-section at blade, oval with flat sides at bevel. Ground surface with bruising on sides and flake scars on butt and cutting edge Blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll but no clear differentiation of butt The bevel is demarcated by an almost triangular ridge that goes from one side of the cutting edge to another, meeting at a slight curve in the middle of the blade

Complete but unfinished Asymmetrical cross-section, rectangular on proper left side and to a point on proper right. Most of the bevel and blade is ground with some flake scars. More bruising and flaking towards the poll and on the proper right front and back side Blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll but no clear differentiation of butt The proper left side of the blade is straight and has a large saw mark and uneven surface on the side. The proper right side is an irregular unworked shape. The cutting edge is straight and sharp. The bevel is continuous with the blade

Complete Rectangular cross-section with rounded sides. Ground and flaked surface Blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll but no clear differentiation of butt The cutting edge is sharp and symmetrical. The bevel is continuous with the blade. Slightly faceted sides

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and back with bruised sides. Sawing mark on front proper left. Major differentiation between blade and butt, sides heavily reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Small chips along cutting edge.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between blade and butt, sides heavily reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade and is distinctly concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete replica kahu huruhuru, with chicken feathers. Woven harakeke flax with wide chicken feather border. The top and bottom are natural colour chicken feathers, with the border along the sides made of chicken feathers that have been dyed light green. There are two ties, one at either upper side corner.

Complete stairwell stringer (diagonal beam that holds up the steps/treads of the stairwell). One end is diagonally cut, with the end chipped and worn. This end has one nail hole. The opposite end is snapped. The top surface has 7 pairs of nail holes (14 holes total). The whole beam has pest holes sporadically bored into it.