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Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the the poll. The bevel is concave, and demarcated by two diagonal ridges. The cutting edge is straight an sharp.

Broken basalt adze, back of blade remaining. Mid grey in colour. Surface is ground on the back, bruised on the front. Sawing mark on proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line and also runs lengthwise on the back on the proper right side. Tapered toward the butt, which has broken off. Cutting edge and proper left side is chipped.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is bruised and ground. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade apart from a little bruising around the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and asymmetrical.

Complete adze Trapezoidal cross-section. Front of blade has slight bruising and flake scars with bottom portion slightly ground. Back of blade also has some bruising, flake scars and grounding. Undifferentiated between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade and is slightly curved with cutting edge appearing sharp.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is oval on the butt and rectangular on the blade. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with sides slightly reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "McClennan River Taukupu Bay" inscription on front.

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp but chipped. "McClennan River Taukupu Bay" inscription.

Complete adze. Rectangular at poll, blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Ground with flaking around butt and sides and cutting edge. Some bruising present on butt. Butt has major differentiation - sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line across the blade. Cutting edge is slightly rounded, blunt and heavily chipped.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground. Back of blade is ground with flake scarring at left side and upper right corner. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Areas of back and front have bruising on them. Poll is also bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground. Natural rough areas on butt and sides. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Green stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground, with bruising on each side of the butt and flake scars at the cutting edge. There is major distinction between the butt and the blade, with rounded shoulders and a ridge on the front and a reduction of the sides of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but has flake scars.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is triangular, with apex to front. Surface is ground, with some flaking at shoulder and poll. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming a shoulder, butt continues to slope down towards poll, sides tapering. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, concave. Laura Station Hokonui written on front.