Mahi whakairo

Broken adze (blade remaining). Stone. Green. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is mostly bruised, ground on front, with some flake scars on back and sides. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved. Laura Station Hokonui written on front.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground on the front of the blade and the bevel, bruised on the back of the blade, and flaked on the front and sides. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and oblique.

Complete adze Trapezoidal with front narrower than back The surface is mostly ground with a few flake scars. There is a chip on the proper right. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated with a small ridge, cutting edge is sharp, curved and has some small chips.

Complete adze. The cross section of the butt is circular. The cross section of the blade is asymmetrical: the proper right side is approximately rectangular with rounded edges; the proper left side is approximately trapezoidal with rounded edges, and with the back narrower than the front. The surface is bruised. It is speckled with dark brown splotches, streaks and blemishes, some of which appear crystalline. The proper right side is dominated by dark brown discolouration which resembles dirt. The butt is differentiated by a change in cross section, and a slight reduction from the shoulder to the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a ridge resulting from the trapezoidal cross section on the proper left side, but is otherwise continuous with the blade.