Mahi whakairo

Complete nephrite/pounamu pendant, reworked from a chisel. Dark green and black kawakawa variety. Surface is ground. Proximal end has been reduced and rounded, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides at the narrowest part. Distal end is tapered with a rounded bevel on one side.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, dark grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is lightly bruised, more ground on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Back of butt slopes up towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, possibly unfinished. Green Hills; Bluff written on proper right side.

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground on front and back, with major bruising along sides and toward butt Most of butt has been flaked and chipped away on the sides with only a pointed centre piece remaining Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is blunt and chipped

Complete Oval cross-section. Bruised and flaked surface The poll of the adze is curved, flaked and irregular, with a slight outward curve on the proper right The left and right sides of the back of the adze are bruised as though shaping of the tool had only started. The shape of the bevel is indicated by an area of unbruised stone and a ridge on the proper left side. The cutting edge is irregular, badly flaked and asymmetrical

Incomplete adze. Trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground with flaking up the back of the left side proper. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated with a straight line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and slightly rounded up toward the right side proper corner. Prominent sawing marks up the right side proper.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. The surface of the blade is mostly ground, with some flaking. There is a large flake scar on the back of the blade. The surface of the butt is bruised, with flaking. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is concave, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large fragment missing from proper left side.

Incomplete greenstone gouge, butt missing. The cross-section is oval. The surface is ground with flake scars at the broken end. The bevel is concave and demarcated by a curved triangular line. The cutting edge is sharp with a little chip.

Broken (Proper right side elements including blade, bevel and cutting edge is present) Probably rectangular (proper left side is missing). The surface is ground with some chips/flakes. The butt is missing. The bevel is curved and distinguishable with the lade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Broken adze, blade and bevel only Plano-convex cross-section. The surface is ground at the bevel and on the lower front of the blade. The rest of the surface, particularly the broken top end, is flaked The piece of adze is the blade and bevel only, there is no butt The bevel is continuous with the blade, only differentiated by the difference in surface texture. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrical

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface on front is ground and on back is mostly bruised Very minor differentiation between butt and blade with back side showing some reduction Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present.

Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground toward the blade, with heavy chipping on the back and sides. There is bruising around the front shoulder. Butt undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated with an angled line and curves down to the blade. The blade is slightly curved, smooth and sharp.

Complete Lenticular. Both front and back of blade are bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Slight reduction to shoulder. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is curved and slightly sharp.