Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Stone. Dark green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some light flaking on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. Murihiku written on front.

Broken adze (portion of blade missing). Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Mostly ground, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large fragment on proper left missing.

Broken piece of large adze, bevel end of blade only. Dark brown stone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the front and on the bevel. The surface around and outlining the bevel is bruised, and the rest of the blade on the back is bruised. There are also some flake scars on the front. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by the change in surface. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and has flake scars.

Complete adze. Black stone. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the front of the blade and the bevel. There is minor distinction between the blade and the butt, with the sides of the butt slightly reduced. The bevel is continuous with the blade except for a bruised area on the proper right which forms a ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved with a few chips.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked on back, ground on front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with poll, cutting edge is blunt and straight, heavily chipped. Murihiko written on front.

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground, with flake scars on the back of the blade and butt, and the poll. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, the sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface of cutting edge is ground, butt and sides of front are flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides slightly reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, heavily chipped. Murihiko written on back.

Incomplete adze, broken, blade and bevel end only. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground on the bevel and the back of the blade, but flaked on the front. The broken end is flaked, and the sides are bruised. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line on the blade. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and blunt.

Burnt and broken poutokomanawa (carved wharenui building component). Male figure, not stylized, with head large in comparison to body. Painted dark red with black lips and eyes. Moko also painted in black but obscured on proper right side (as a result of fire exposure?). Nose and chin indicated. Five-fingered proper left hand rests on abdomen, proper right hand below. Right arm and hand have been broken and burnt (thumb is the only remaining digit). Entire left leg is missing. Burn marks apparent throughout, especially below abdomen and on the back side. Attached at the feet to a square black pedestal.

Broken incomplete adze, butt end only. Greenstone. The cross-section is trapezoidal. The surface is flaked, with ground surface on one side of the butt, and ground with saw marks on one side. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, the blade tapers in towards the poll. It is not clear which side is the front. There is no bevel, but a flaked broken edge.

Incomplete adze. Portion of proper left blade and bevel present. Trapezoidal cross-section. Back slightly narrower than front. Surface is ground with bruising on the proper left side. Right side is broken edge. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. Bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp and lightly chipped.

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