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Complete adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade with bruising on the butt and the back of the blade, with some flake scars. There is a reduction in the sides and front of the butt, and the butt is differentiated by a curved line of bruising. The bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove

Complete unfinished adze. Rounded quadrangular cross-section. The surface is bruised with some flake scars. There is a small protruding shoulder on the proper left side at the base of the butt, but there is no other differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground, some flaking at poll and on back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, some lightly chipping. Sticker on back; "Wakapatu". Sticker on front; "John White Collection". Wakapatu written on front.

Complete roughout. Stone. Light grey, mid grey, white. Cross-section is roughly lozenge shaped. Surface is flaked, front and back of blade partially ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel is flaked and unfinished, cutting edge is blunt and curved, also unfinished. Sticker on back; "Wakapatu". Sticker on front; "John White Collection". Wakapatu S written on front.

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The proper left side of the butt tapers in towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade and has a large chip at the cutting edge. The cutting edge is irregular.

Complete unfinished adze. Oval cross-section. The surface is bruised with some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Adze roughout. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The proper left side of the butt tapers in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by scar ridges. The cutting edge is unworked and oblique

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked with a small ground area on the bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The front of the blade is slightly concave. The bevel is roughly indicated by an area demarcated by a scar ridge. The cutting edge is straight and chipped. There is a piece of paper adhere to the front of the blade that reads "John White Collection". The front of the blade has brownish spots on the stone.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green, mid brown, cream. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front and back lower blade is ground, bruised and flaked on sides and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped, majority of mid-cutting edge not present.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, light grey. Cross-section is triangular, with apex to back, but front is rounded. Surface of lower blade is ground, surfaces of front and back of blade and butt are flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, 2 chips mid cutting edge. Wakapatu written on bevel.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green, mid brown, light yellow, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly flaked, bruising and ground area on front of blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is flaked, unfinished. Cutting edge is blunt and curved, unfinished.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, mid brown. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, some flaking on back, particularly back of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Wakapatu written on front.

Broken adze (upper blade to butt remaining). Stone. Mid green, dark brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with some flake scars on back and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Wakapatu written on front.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove and bruising on both ends

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove