Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Rectangular. The surface is ground with heavy bruising and chipping down the proper right on the front and back, and some on the proper left of the front. Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade - there is a shoulder formed on the proper left side. The bevel is demarcated with an angled line and curves down to the blade. The blade is slightly curved, smooth and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. PR side has a line of natural roughness which is visible from the front. Poll also has a patch of roughness. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. One rough patch on the lower PR side of the front. Small rough patch where the butt has been broken off. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete Whakawae. Features two human figures, one standing on top of the other. Both figures feature paua shell inlay eyes with tongues sticking out, and both hands resting on their stomachs. The lower figure's body has been rubbed smooth from touching.

Complete unfinished adze. Light brown/grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is bruised with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a slight reduction in the stone on the front sides of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by two oblique ridges that meet in the centre. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Broken, blade, butt and part of the bevel is present. Very roughly rectangular, but fairly irregular. Narrows in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground with chips. Saw mark on the proper left side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel appears curved (only some of the bevel is present) and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey and black stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the front and back of the blade, bruised on the sides and has flake scars at the poll. There is a thick line of bruising on the front at the base of the butt. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by bruised edges on the sides and a subtle curved line halfway up the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with a couple of chips. "Stewart Island" is written in pencil on the proper left back.

Complete adze Oval at poll, plano-convex (front flattened) at blade. Bruised with flaking around edges and poll. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is continuous with the blade and tapers down sharply to the cutting edge. Cutting edge is straight and blunt with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade, with bruising on the butt and flake scars across the surface. The butt is differentiated on both sides by an irregular curved line. The stone on sides of the butt are reduced and flare out again at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a light curved line and has a large flake scar in its centre. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Incomplete adze. Oval. Surface is bruised with flaking on cutting edge. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade and tapers down sharply to cutting edge. Cutting edge is jagged and uneven, mostly flaked away.

Adze, with large curved bevelled edge. Poll end almost circular in cross section; blade triangular in cross section. Light blue/green/grey in colour. Small bevel, not sharp. Blade polished; handle is not. Non-smooth surface down one side of blade.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section. The surface is ground with small unground areas of natural stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The butt and poll are missing a portion on the proper right side. The bevel is demarcated by and angled line. The sides taper from the cutting edge to the poll. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.