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Complete unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the back flattened. The surface is mostly ground with some flake scars and scratches on the blade.There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. There is a slight bevel on the back and the cutting edge is flaked and chipped. There is a piece of paper adhered to the front of the blade that reads: "224"

Incomplete greenstone adze, butt and poll possibly missing. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised and flaked with some ground areas. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The width of the stone is fairly uniform. The bevel is continuous with the blade, and the cutting edge is straight and oblique.

Complete unfinished adze. Mid grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised with ground areas on the blade. There is an irregular shoulder on the front of the blade with a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade, and demarcated by increased bruising. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground on both sides of the blade and bruised and flaked on the sides and butt. There is major distinction between the blade and the butt, with shoulders and a reduction in the stone on both sides. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The blade is slightly concave on the back. There is a piece of paper adhered to the back which reads ?"Caroline" in pencil.