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Complete adze. Oval cross-section at butt and quadrangular at the blade. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and some flake scars on the butt. There is a distinct shoulder across the front with a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical triangular line. The cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade with bruising on the butt and some flake scars. There is a defined shoulder on the front of the blade with a reduction in the front and sides of the butt and a line of bruising. The bevel is slightly concave and is clearly demarcated by a curved ridge. The cutting edge has large flake scars. There is a piece of paper adhered to the back of the blade that reads: "Otago Museum/ Coal CReek Station/ Presented by Mr L Moore"

Complete adze. Triangular cross-section at the butt, quadrangular at the blade. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the front and sides of the butt. There is a shoulder and a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is narrow and sharp. There is a blue half circle sticker adhered to the back of the butt under the accession number.

Complete adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade, with bruising on the butt and flake scars across the surface. The butt is differentiated on both sides by an irregular curved line. The stone on sides of the butt are reduced and flare out again at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a light curved line and has a large flake scar in its centre. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Broken curved bone pendant, broken off at one end (suspension hole not present).

Small bead, undecorated, no perforations.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt has a circular perforation with lines carved below. It has broken at the perforation point, across the handle and tip of the blade but been glued back together.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, light brown, cream. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, some bruising around poll and flaking on sides. Sawing mark down proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chip missing along proper left side.

Complete patu onewa, with no tau. Drill perforation present. Butt has knobs protruding from the sides. Patu is bruised all over and there is moderate chipping along bottom of blade edge.

Complete adze Oval cross-section at the butt, and rectangular at the blade The blade has a smooth surface front and back, with bruising on the sides and on the front of the butt. There are a few flake scars on the poll, the proper left back and proper right front. There is a flake scar on the back proper right of the cutting edge Bruising on the sides of the adze and on the front of the butt differentiate it from the blade. The bevel is smooth and demarcated from the rougher surfaced blade by a line. The cutting edge is sharp with a few small flake scars

Broken patu onewa, blade remaining. There is chipping and a green substance (wax or glue?) at the broken top of the blade and at the end.

Complete pendant made from a whale tooth. Curved to a point at the distal end. Surface is worn and in poor condition. Proximal end is squared off with a suspension hole at one corner, drilled from both sides. Evidence of broken projections running along the external edge.