Mahi whakairo

Incomplete adze. Rectangular. Ground, with bruising and flaking around right side proper and break. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by straight angled line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and rounded.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Ground with bruising and flaking around edges. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by strong angled line running across blade. Cutting edge is straight, sharp and smooth. Prominent sawing marks down both sides.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Ground with bruising and flaking down back and on sides. Butt has minor differentiation - sides taper in somewhat. Bevel demarcated by straight line running across blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and on a slightly rounded angle.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is square. The surface is ground with flaking on the butt and front of poll. There is bruising on the proper right. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is ground with flaking on the front, back and poll. The proper right has a large sawing mark. There is minor delineation as the sides taper to the poll. No bevel is obvious. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete. The cross section is asymmetrical but approximately trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The front surface is ground at the bottom and flaked at the top. The top edge is jagged. The back surface is flaked and bruised. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is absent. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

Complete. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. There is a square piece of paper adhered to the back with "86" written on it. The butt is differentiated by and increased tapering of the sides from the shoulder to the poll. The bevel is small and marked by a line along the chin. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Mostly complete pounamu chisel, broken piece at the proximal end. Dark green kawakawa variety with feather fractures. Oval cross section. Surface is ground but flaked and bruised, especially on the back side. Slightly tapered toward the cutting edge, which is curved and chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with some chipping.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid-grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is mostly ground, with some light bruising and flaking on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Small chip on proper left side.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green, dark grey, light green, cream. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, back narrower than front. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of blade is mostly ground, some bruising, especially on proper left side, and some flaking. Large flake scars on front. Surface of butt is bruised, large flake scars on back. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except at poll, which is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt (heavily chipped) and straight.