Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Argillite. Light grey, mid blue. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces of front and back are partially ground, with bruising on sides and parts of front. Some bruising and flaking on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduces towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, small fragment missing from proper right side of cutting edge. "Milburn" written on front.

partial Quadrangular cross-section. polished blade, with minor flake scarring and very minor bruising Bevel descends sharply from blade very slight curving, bevel almost straight, sharp cutting edge butt broken off, cutting edge slopes of on proper right side possibly due to a chip off

partial Quadrangular cross-section. Consistent bruising, minor flake scarring Bevel descends at a low angle, very slight curving, medium sharp cutting edge butt broken off

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. Mostly ground surface with flake scars on the poll and the proper right. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp with several chips, and a large chip on the proper right.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey, light grey. Cross-section is triangular, slightly rounded on sides, with apex to front. Surface of back is ground, mostly bruised on sides, with some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, slight concavity to front butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Southland written on front.

Broken point, sharpened at one end, broken at the proximal end.

Broken gouge.

Broken gouge, distal end remaining.

Broken gouge, distal end remaining.

Complete adze Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground, but with some flaking on the front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. On front; Long Beach.

Complete adze Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is ground, except for areas on front and back where flaked Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side reduced. Bevel is demarcated by an angled line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chips on proper right side.

Broken stone adze, lower blade remaining. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground. There is flaking on the proper left back corner and on the proper right. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with slight chipping.