Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and front lower blade, flaked on other surfaces with some bruising on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, front and sides tapers towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipping along cutting edge.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on other surfaces. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side reduced around mid blade, before flaring and ultimately reducing towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Waikouaiti" written on front and back.

Broken adze (Upper butt not present). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is almost entirely ground. Butt has a rough patch on the tip of it where the poll had been broken off. No differentiation between butt and blade, upper butt broken off. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved, concave.

Adze roughout. Grey and light brown stone. Surface is flaked. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides slightly tapered towards poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is flaked and unfinished. "Clutha District" inscription on back. Attached tag reads "Unfinished Maori Axe Clutha District" on one side and "W.L.R." on the other.

Complete Roughly rectangular blade becoming oval at the butt. Narrowing in the side towards the poll. The surface is ground and chipped. No differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Complete iron adze or axe head. Cross-section is rectangular. Cutting edge is sharp and curved with a small chip missing from the proper right side corner. The sides reduce from the cutting edge to the poll end. Poll is further reduced on the proper left side edge of the poll.

Complete stone adze. The cross section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. The surface is ground on the bevel and lower blade. There is minor demarcation between the blade and butt with some reduction of the back and sides. The upper blade, butt and poll are all flaked and bruised. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete pae manu (bird perch) consisting of a central bar with a bowl at each end. Dark brown wood. Surface is smooth. Side of the perch is carved in curved pattern, with perforations between the lines. Two straight perforations are drilled from top to bottom, possibly for mounting purposes. One bowl has a human head facing externally, mouth is an open hole on the side. Nose, eyes, eyebrow, and five topknots at the head are indicated. Bowl at the other end is smaller but deeper, with a human figure carved externally. Tongue protrudes and lips, nose, and eyes are indicated, as well as a torso with inwardly curved limbs. Both bowls have flattened rims and the interior surfaces are rough, with chisel marks evident.

Complete Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is ground. There is no differentiation between the but and the blade. The bevel is continuous. The sides are broken and rough. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Incomplete adze. Rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a straight angled line. Cutting edge is straight, smooth and sharp. Proper right corner is missing.

Wooden carved wheku/koruru. Painted dark red and black. Carved with a rauponga (grooves and notches) and spiral pattern around the figure's mouth, tongue, nostrils, and top of the forehead. Paua shell inlaid into slanted eyes, held in place by metal pieces. Two perforations at the mouth on either side of protruding tongue. Back side has a piece of curved wood with a perforation for suspension.

Broken adze (Blade remaining) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is blunt and straight, chipped. The width of the blade is fairly uniform from the cutting edge to the broken end.