Mahi whakairo

Broken stone chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is ground. There is flaking on the back and front, originating from the break. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with some chipping.

Complete adze Rectangular. Surface is ground with flaking around the sides and bruising on the back. Butt has minor differentiation. Left side proper has been reduced and shoulder raised. Bevel is demarcated by two straight lines meeting at an apex in the centre of the blade.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some bruising around butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming small shoulder. Small ridge at shoulder. Poll end is raised into a single lug. Bevel is demarcated by a very small ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and straight, corners slightly rounded. "Milburn" written on back and front.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone with patches of brown. Trapezoidal cross-section. It is unclear which side is the front of the blade. The surface is bruised and flaked. There is a reduction in the sides of the butt. The lower blade is flaked on both sides. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is blunt and flaked.

Small incomplete chisel, front lower blade missing. Light green stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked on the broken area. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll, and the front of the bevel has a shaped ground area on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique ridge. The cutting edge is sharp.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is mostly ground with flake scars at upper portion and bruising to the sides. Back of blade is also ground with bruising and flaking to the left bottom portion. No differentiation between blade and butt. Blade does taper in towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated with a line. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section of blade is semi-circular, front flattened. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surfaces of front and cutting edge are ground. Back of adze and butt is bruised and flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waimumu Nr. Gore" written on front, back, and cutting edge.

Possibly a broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is rough. Blade not present.

roughout Circular cross-section at the butt, asymmetrical at the bevel. Roughly flaked and bruised surface on back of adze, bruised on the front butt, smooth stone on front The butt is indicated by the bruised surface which stops at the blade in an asymmetrical curved line. The back of the adze has not been worked enough to show a bevel. The cutting edge on the front is an irregular curve with a flake scar on the proper right. The front of the blade is outlined by the bruising around it. The back of the blade is unshaped

Complete stone chisel. The cross section is plano-convex, front flattened. The surface is ground on the blade and bevel, with flaking towards the poll and back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and chipped.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt undifferentiated, sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight angled line. Cutting edge is straight on an angle, smooth and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is circular. Surface of blade is mostly ground, flaking on the sides. Surface of butt is mostly bruised, back is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.