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Complete adze. Light grey and light brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised. Front of butt is reduced to form a ridge; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp but flaked. "Flagstaff." and "Granite-W. Southland or Stewart Isd." inscriptions

Broken stone scraper, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is lightly ground. There is flaking along the break. The scraper is bevelled on both the front and back, with the bevels being continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Surface is ground with large flake missing from front of blade near butt. Cross-section is rectangular. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Flagstaff. Otago." inscription.