Mahi whakairo

Complete stone scraper. The cross section is plano-convex with back flattened. The surface is ground at the blade and bevel, with bruising at the poll. The butt has no demarcation. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with a chip in the centre.

complete oval butt, rectangular blade. The surface is mostly flaked with significant ground surfaces. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, with a significant reduction from the blade to the butt on the two sides forming a clear shoulder. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp but heavily chipped.

Complete Rectangular with oval butt. The surface is mostly ground with bruising around the butt and sides with a few irregular flake scars. Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade. Butt is reduced from the blade on the front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The bevel is curved, blade is straight and sharp with some chips.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular, with rounded back. Surface is ground on front and sides, flaked on back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Front slightly raised. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete pounamu pendant, possibly reworked from a chisel. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground, with flaking on cutting edge. On the proper right there are light sawing marks.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Surface is ground. Light green and dark green in colour, mottled near the butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Mostly complete pounamu chisel, poll is not present. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground, with some bruising on the back near the butt. Sawing marks on proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, poll remaining. The cross section is plano-convex with back flattened. The surface is ground, with flaking at the cutting edge and poll. The proper right has sawing marks. The bevel and cutting edge are flaked off.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Polished sawing marks on both sides. Bevel is demarcated by a line on both sides. Cutting edge is chipped.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green and mid brown in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Unfinished pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground, with prominent sawing marks on one side and at the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground on the front and bruised on the back. Sawing mark running down the centre of the front. Bevel on the back demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.