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Fragment of chisel or gouge, blade end.

Fragment of chisel or gouge, blade end.

Fragment of chisel or gouge, butt end.

Fragment of chisel or gouge, blade end.

Fragment of chisel or gouge.

Fragment of chisel or gouge, blade end.

Large adze roughout. Light brown and dark brown stone with red patches. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. There is a reduction in the stone on the back of the adze halfway up the blade. The stone then tapers in towards the poll. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade on the front. The bevel is a severe slope demarcated by an irregular ridge. The cutting edge is oblique, irregular and blunt.

Fragment of chisel or gouge, butt end.

Fragment of chisel or gouge, blade end.

Fragment of chisel or gouge, blade end.

Fragment of chisel or gouge, blade end.

Stone patu, black colouration, hole at handle end with 2-ply twisted twine tied through as a handle. Five incised lines at end of handle. Complete patu onewa, with drill perforation and fibre cord tau. Curved reke on the butt. Minor chipping on edge of blade on both sides. Blade smooth and highly polished.

Complete teka (footrest) for a kō (digging stick). Single piece of mid brown wood, with step and base at a 90-degree angle from each other. Step is sawn flat at the top end and base tapers to the bottom end, with a chip missing from the edge. Base has a projection with a perforation for lashing. Surface is smooth with chisel marks evident.

Broken patu paraoa, butt of handle remaining. Bone is worn and porous.

Shark tooth pendant with suspension hole at root. Red sealing wax on root, some of which has chipped away.

Complete patiti with iron axe-head and wooden handle. Surface of the handle is smooth. The butt flares out slightly, with a flattened edge and a straight drilled perforation. Sides of the handle are reduced at the distal end, where the axe-head is attached. Surface of the axe-head is somewhat rusted, with a stamp mark on one side. Blade flares out with a curved, sharp cutting edge.

Complete. The cross section is asymmetrical. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. There is a prominent vertical sawing mark through the middle on both the front and the back. There is also a sawing mark on the proper right side. The butt is not present. The bevel is rough and demarcated by a ridge. The cutting edge is blunt and uneven.

complete rectangular The surface is ground with significant bruising and flaking. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, with a minor reduction from the blade to the butt on the front and front sides. the bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but slightly chipped.

complete roughly trapezoidal, back narrower than the front. The surface is ground, with bruising up the sides. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, where there is a slight reduction from blade to butt on the front proper left side. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Large complete adze. Greenish grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground on the blade with bruising and flaking on the back. The butt is bruised and the poll is flaked. There is major differentiation between the blade and the butt. The sides and front of the blade are reduced and there are distinct shoulders. The butt is bruised. The bevel is a very gentle slope and is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is asymmetrical, sharp and has some small chips.