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Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of butt is oval. Cross-section of upper blade is triangular, with apex to front, apex flattens out towards lower blade, where cross-section becomes more trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Surface is mostly bruised, except at cutting edge which is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming large shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.Murihiku written on front.

Complete adze. Greenstone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is flaked, bruised, and coarsely ground. There is no distinction between the blade and the butt, the proper right side narrows very slightly towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade and has a scratched surface. The cutting edge is irregular.

Complete small adze. Pounamu. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars on both sides and at the butt end. There is no distinction between the blade and the butt, and the bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and straight with one chip.

Complete adze. Greenstone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is flaked and bruised, and there is a groove in the surface near the top of the back. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, the blade tapers in towards the poll. The bevel is roughly indicated by a slightly more polished surface. The cutting edge is sharp.

Broken adze (all but cutting edge remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge chipped off. Murihiku written on back.

Complete adze. Stone. Grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground with some bruising on butt and flaking on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side of front reduced, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip in mid cutting edge.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some light flaking on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. Murihiku written on front.

Broken adze (portion of blade missing). Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Mostly ground, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large fragment on proper left missing.

Broken piece of large adze, bevel end of blade only. Dark brown stone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the front and on the bevel. The surface around and outlining the bevel is bruised, and the rest of the blade on the back is bruised. There are also some flake scars on the front. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by the change in surface. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and has flake scars.

Complete adze. Black stone. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the front of the blade and the bevel. There is minor distinction between the blade and the butt, with the sides of the butt slightly reduced. The bevel is continuous with the blade except for a bruised area on the proper right which forms a ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved with a few chips.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked on back, ground on front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with poll, cutting edge is blunt and straight, heavily chipped. Murihiko written on front.

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground, with flake scars on the back of the blade and butt, and the poll. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, the sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface of cutting edge is ground, butt and sides of front are flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides slightly reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, heavily chipped. Murihiko written on back.

Incomplete adze, broken, blade and bevel end only. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground on the bevel and the back of the blade, but flaked on the front. The broken end is flaked, and the sides are bruised. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line on the blade. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and blunt.

Broken incomplete adze, butt end only. Greenstone. The cross-section is trapezoidal. The surface is flaked, with ground surface on one side of the butt, and ground with saw marks on one side. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, the blade tapers in towards the poll. It is not clear which side is the front. There is no bevel, but a flaked broken edge.

Two sandals woven from harakeke (flax). Two whenu (strands) are overlaid for reinforcement and woven using the takitahi pattern. Braided tapiki (finish) along the heel ends with trimmed harakeke added as a possible decorative or cushioning element adhered with a knot. Looped harakeke runs around the outer edge of each sandal laced with knotted harakeke.

Broken tatā (canoe bailer), large fragment from proper right side missing. Dark brown totara. The handle extends from the back end of the bailer to the mid-front in a continuous curve. There is a perforation where the handle meets the back end. There are numerous in the surface of the wood.