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Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone with patches of brown. Trapezoidal cross-section. It is unclear which side is the front of the blade. The surface is bruised and flaked. There is a reduction in the sides of the butt. The lower blade is flaked on both sides. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is blunt and flaked.

Small incomplete chisel, front lower blade missing. Light green stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked on the broken area. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll, and the front of the bevel has a shaped ground area on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique ridge. The cutting edge is sharp.

Curved bone pendant, broken at each end. Drill mark at the proximal end indicating a broken suspension hole.

Mostly complete straight bone pendant, broken at the suspension hole at the proximal end.

Incomplete greenstone gouge, blade and bevel end only. The cross-section is circular. The surface is ground with some flake scars. The bevel is oval, flaked, and demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

This Patu is fragmented, it is just a little part of the handle. At the bottom appear to have Reke markings. This fragment is very weathered.

Complete unfinished greenstone adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with small flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular oblique line. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped. There is a shallow hole bored into the butt on the back.

Broken piece of small adze, blade and bevel end only. Medium grey stone. Triangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked, with a ground area on one side of the blade. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete unfinished adze. Light green stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised and flaked, with ground areas on the blade. The only distinction between the butt and the blade is the bruising on the sides of the butt. There is an irregular chin demarcating the bevel from the blade. The centre of the back of the blade is concave with flake scars. The cutting edge is chipped with a sharp smooth part in the centre.

Broken piece of adze, blade and bevel end only. Medium grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is flaked, with a ground area on the bevel. The broken end is oblique and flaked. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with a large flake scar on the proper left.

Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The blade is ground and the bevel and butt are bruised. There are flake scars on the poll and cutting edge. There is a straight and oblique shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line of bruising. The cutting edge is flaked and straight.

Incomplete greenstone gouge/chisel, bevel end of blade only. Oval cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked. There is a saw scar on the proper left. The bevel is faceted and demarcated by a curved line. There is a chip out of the proper right side of the bevel and cutting edge.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Oval cross-section at the butt, quadrangular at the bevel end. The surface is mostly bruised with flake scarring and some loss on the butt. There is a protruding curved shoulder on the front, and the stone of the front and sides of the butt is reduced. The bevel is demarcated by a straight subtle line. The cutting edge is straight and chipped with a loss on the proper right.

Broken piece of adze, lower blade and bevel end only. Light green/grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is flaked and ground on the bevel. The bevel is an irregular triangle shaped by the flake scars on its sides. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly oblique.

Complete adze. Light brown/grey stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the sides of the butt and some minor flake scars. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. There is no differentiation between the bevel and the blade. The cutting edge is chipped, curved and sharp. There is a light brown/golden band of colour on the poll. "C.I" is written in pencil on the bevel.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is bruised, ground and flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and oblique. There is a piece of paper adhered to the back which reads "Centre Island .[illegible]"

Back slightly concave. Sides of blade straight. Proximal (blade) edge rounded and damaged. Shoulders slight. Flattened in cross section. Butt - flattened with left side rounded projection and right side squared projection. Cortex of bone on back. complete, everything in place, no Tau.This Patu is in a relatively good condition, it is although, a bit weathered. The underside is covered with holes due to the natural structure of the bone. There is no hole for the Tau. The top of the blade is slightly chipped.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. Mostly ground surface with flake scars on the poll and the proper right. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp with several chips, and a large chip on the proper right.

Large adze roughout. Dark grey stone. Triangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a rough flaked chin. The cutting edge is oblique and chipped. The back of the blade is concave from the chin to the butt.

Complete adze roughout. Dark brown stone. Plano-convex cross-section with flattened black. The surface is mostly flaked. There is a slight reduction in the sides of the blades towards the poll, possibly indicating the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.