Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Kaitangata" inscription on front

Piece of worked slate. Broken at each end and halfway down one side edge. Tapers toward one end. Ten notches running down one side edge. Five notches running down the broken side.

Incomplete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground with distinct flake scars at top portion. Back of blade is bruised with a ground bevel. Minor flake scars present on back at right portion. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade has been broken in half with only bevel portion present. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is very rounded and sharp.

Incomplete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground with outer edges being bruised. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll/butt portion is not present on blade. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front Front of blade appears to have narrow ridge - sides of ridge has distinct flake scarring. Back of blade also have distinct flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade is very narrow and similar in shape and size throughout. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is slightly rounded and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, poll not present. Dark green in colour with high transparency. Surface is ground on the back and bruised on the front. Bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp, with a chip missing off the proper left side.

Broken pounamu chisel, poll is not present. Dark green and mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Cutting edge is slightly oblique and sharp. Bevel on each side, demarcated by a straight line on one side and a curved line on the other.

Piece of broken worked pounamu, possibly a chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground on one side and bruised on the other, with sawing marks on one side edge. Cross section is rectangular. Broken at each end, one end tapered and bevelled, possibly indicated a broken cutting edge.

Incomplete oval Front of blade is ground with rough edging around break. Back of blade ground with slight bruising. No differentiation between blade and butt. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel portion on blade has broken off. Bevel and cutting edge are not present on blade. Distinct flake scars at bottom of blade. "Kaikai" written on front.

Incomplete Not present. Front of blade is very bruised, and has flake scars. Back of blade is also bruised with larger flake scars. Minor differentiation between blade and butt. Blade tapers in towards the butt portion. Unable to identify bevel marking. Bevel/cutting edge portion is not present on blade (has broken off).

Incomplete Not present. Front of blade is bruised with flake scars. Back of the blade is also bruised but with more flake scars present. No differentiation between blade and butt. Adze has been broken in half, with only the butt/poll portion present. No bevel is present.

Complete unfinished adze. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with heavy flaking on the proper right side. The proper left side has a long saw mark. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. the side of the blade is straight on the proper left and irregular and tapering in towards the poll on the proper right. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and slightly chipped.