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Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal. The front surface is ground with some bruising and flaking along the proper right edge. The back is very bruised and flaked with some ground areas. The proper left side has a prominent ridge running fairly straight from butt to bevel. The back edge of the ridge is reduced compared to the front edge. There is minor differentiation of the butt by reduction of the front. The bevel is demarcated by a line.

Complete adze Rectangular cross section. Surface is mostly ground with some bruising, and flaking. The butt is undifferentiated from the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Rectangular cross section. Back surface mostly ground with some bruising. Front surface ground but with significant flaking and bruising. The butt is slightly differentiated by and increased taper at the sides. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical line across the back.

Complete adze (possibly broken with lower blade remaining). Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising at poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, and cutting edge is sharp and curved and is lightly chipped. "Moeraki" written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground with some bruising on butt and sides. Sawing mark on proper left side of back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper left side reduced, poll coming to a point on proper right. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Moeraki" written on back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground on front, sides, and upper back. Bruising on lower back, proper left side of front, and back of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Lightly chipped with larger chip on proper right side of cutting edge. "Moeraki" written on front. Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is mostly ground with some bruising and flaking. Entire surface and rear edge of proper right side is flaked and bruised. Minor differentiation of butt by increased taper of sides and back. Bevel is demarcated by and irregular line.

Complete pounamu pendant. Cream and light grey with a ground, oxidised surface. Suspension hole at the proximal end, mostly drilled from one side, with a notched reduction over the hold. Proximal edge has two projections, representing a beak. Curved projection on one side edge with corresponding indentation on the other side edge. Curved and tapered to a dull point at the distal end. Edges are smoothed.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green, light blue, and silver inanga variety. Surface is ground. Tear-drop shape with a lenticular cross section. Proximal end is tapered, reduced on one side, with a squared off edge, and a suspension hole drilled from each side.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid green, dark green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with flaking on back of butt and proper left side, bruising on front of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, notches cut into sides, more prominent on proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and oblique, heavily chipped.

Broken adze (most of blade remaining). Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front, back and upper sides, bruising on lower sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll appears to be broken on the proper right side, resulting in a pointed poll on proper left. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is broken off, with fragments missing from proper left and right lower blade.

Complete pounamu gouge/chisel with two working edges. One end has a straight chisel-like edge and the other end is curved and blunt, with a bevel demarcated by a ridge and indentation. Light green in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is round/oval.

Complete adze Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with a few flake scars. The front and proper right side is reduced. There is a saw mark on the proper left. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Green and light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical - almost rectangular, if not for sawing mark down proper right side. Surface is ground, with sawing mark on proper right side. Both ends of adze are bevelled with cutting edges. Bevel on both ends are continuous with blade. Larger cutting edge is chipped on proper left side, and is sharp and curved. Smaller cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Dark green and brown pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked. Differentiation between butt and blade on the proper right side; side and front reduced to form a shoulder. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Sth. Canty." inscription on front

Complete adze. Cross-section of butt is oval. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground on front, back, and blade end of sides. Butt has bruising on sides, part of front and back. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides reduced, making blade wider than butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line, also some demarcation on sides. Cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising and light flaking on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side slopes heavily, proper right sides tapers slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, quite chipped. "L. Papanui" written on back.

Broken piece of large adze. Grey stone with dark lines through it. The cross-section is oval. The surface is bruised and flaked at the broken ends. The piece appear to be from the middle section of an adze, neither the butt nor the bevel end. There are a couple of spots of yellow paint on one side.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with bruising and flaking in many areas. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a faint curved line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground on the front of the blade and the bevel, bruised on the back of the blade, and flaked on the front and sides. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and oblique.