Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground on front and back, with some large surface flake scars up butt, bruised on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side reduced, while proper right sides tapers towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waitaki Valley" written on back.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section. Front slightly wider than back. The surface is ground and bruised. There is a slight reduction towards the butt end and edges are rounded off. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and lightly chipped at the edges.

Broken adze. Cutting edge and blade present broken at poll end. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is ground and bruised. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a faint curved line. The cutting edge is sharp, relatively straight and lightly chipped.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical Ground with bruising on poll and along saw mark on proper right side. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper to poll. Bevel demarcated by faint horizontal line crossing blade. Cutting edge is straight, angled and sharp with minor chipping. Prominent sawing marks down both sides.

Complete adze. Light brown stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground, with bruising at the butt and on the sides. There is a deep flake scar on the proper left side. There is a shoulder on the front of the blade and the stone of the front and sides of the butt is reduced. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with some small chips.

Complete tekoteko (gable carving). Dark brown wood carved with a human figure standing on a human head. Top figure has lower lip which curves upward and underneath lower lip in the centre. Slanted eyes. Broken nose. Proper left eyebrow has an incomplete curved grooved carving. Right arm curves upward and rests on chest, with a four-fingered hand. Left hand rests on stomach with three fingers and a thumb. Carving across figure's body is in a taratara-a-kae (zig-zag) pattern. Head figure has slanted eyes and curved geometric carvings for eyebrows. Nostrils, lips, and four teeth are depicted.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, light green, silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some areas of bruising down proper left side, and poll. Sawing mark down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "L. Papanui" written on back.

Complete adze The cross-section is plano-convex with the back flatten at the butt and trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front at the blade. The surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. There is flake scars on the back of the blade. The front is reduced by a shoulder. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is blunt and there is flake scars on the back of the blade.

Complete adze The cross-section is oval at both ends of the adze. The surface is mostly ground on the top of the blade and bruised on the bottom of the butt and sides of the adze. The back is also ground. The front is reduced by a shoulder. The bevel is demarcated by a small ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with a few small chips.

Complete adze. Poll is oval, blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground with bruising around the butt and poll, and flaking on the poll. Some bruising down the proper left front edge. Butt has major differentiation, with reduced sides and raised shoulders. The bevel is continuous with the cutting edge. The cutting edge is sharp and smooth, with a very faint curve.

Rough out The cross-section is oval at the top of the adze and asymmetrical at the bottom of the adze. The surface is flaked. No distinction between butt and blade. No distinction between butt and blade.

Complete adze. Oval at the poll, rectangular at the blade. The surface is ground with bruising and flaking on both sides, and front of butt. Butt has minor differentiation, sides have been reduced. The bevel is demarcated by a straight ridge. The cutting edge is sharp, slightly curved and chipped