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Worked pounamu, possible broken adze. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the back, proper left side and butt. There is minor demarcation of the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The poll has a bevel on the front. This bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge has been worked to the flat side, with a concave wearing in the centre of the edge. The cutting edge side has sharp corners.

Mostly complete pounamu pendant, small piece broken off suspension hole at the proximal end. Mottled green with black and silver veins. Surface is ground and polished. Lenticular cross section. Internal and external barb, coming to a rounded point at the distal end.

Complete adze The cross-section is quadrangular at the blade and butt. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the butt. There is an obvious shoulder. There are some chips on the top of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a large ridge. There is a large piece taken out of the proper left side of the blade. There is also a line running down the proper right side of the blade

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Kahurangi variety, bright green with light brown inclusions. Surface has been ground. Proximal end is tapered and straight. Below the proximal end, pendant widens at "shoulders" and is curved in a crescent shape. Distal end is rounded.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and oblique. Sticker on back "Mortizson Collection". Sticker on front "19". "Kaikai" written on back.

Incomplete adze. Rectangular at blade, trapezoidal at poll with back narrower than the front. Surface is ground with bruised edges. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by straight singular line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, with minor flaking. Slight sawing marks on the proper right side.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with bruising and flaking in many areas. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a faint curved line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.

Complete toki. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduces and slopes towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Kaikai's Bay" written on back.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical but approximately plano-convex with the front flattened. The surface is bruised and ground. There are deep saw marks running through the middle, from the poll to the cutting edge, on both the front and back suggesting the specimen was to be cut in two. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is straight but angular, with the proper left side of the blade shorter than the right. The edge is sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground, with sawing marks visible on both sides (polished smooth). Distal end comes to a dull point and has a bevel demarcated by a line.

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of blade is ground, butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground, flaked at poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line, and is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Sawing marks down proper left and proper right, but more pronounced on proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Front of butt has notches cut width-wise into it. Approximately 13 notches. Bevel is continuous with blade, and is concave. Cutting edge is blunt and curved, heavily chipped. Large chip on proper right side of cutting edge. Toitois written on back. Blue semi-circular sticker on back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, bruised on front and sides of butt. Large flake scar on back. Sawing marks down proper left and proper right sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides slightly reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped.

Complete inanga pounamu pendant. Adze shape. Surface is lightly ground. Discolouration on the lateral margins and edges of front and back. Flaking at proximal end. Suspension hole at proximal end.There is minor differentiation of the butt and blade, with the sides reducing towards the proximal end. Label accompanies pendant. Reads "Found in Maori Midden at Tarea (Granity Creek) near Westport".

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, and light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on most of front and bevel, rest is bruised. Sawing mark down proper right side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipping on front. Sticker on back; "E.171.13 Pounawea H. Uttley"

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mainly kawakawa variety but also touch of totoweka at proximal end. Medium green with black inclusions, orange-brown at proximal edge and light brown at distal end. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Suspension hole drilled from both ends at the proximal end. Distal end is slightly oblique with rounded sides.

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is rectangular. The cross section of the butt is approximately plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is ground. There is a textured gold mark on the proper left side near the butt which resembles a fingerprint. The butt is differentiated by a reduction of the front at the shoulder, and a transition from rectangular to plano-convex cross section. There are three, transverse, finger shaped valleys across the front of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight but asymmetrical with the proper left side of the blade shorter than the proper right side. The edge is blunt.

Complete adze. Dark green and light brown pounamu. Surface is ground with some bruising. Cross-section is lenticular. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Tuapeka Mouth" inscription on back

Broken, butt, and perhaps a part of the blade are present rectangular, narrowing in the sides towards the poll The surface is ground with some bruising on the poll. No differentiation between the butt and blade. Bevel, cutting edge and parts of the blade are not present.