Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is partially ground down front and sides, heavy bruising where not ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper left side reduces slightly at poll end of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and oblique. "Purakanui" written on back.

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 chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with come bruising, particularly on poll. Some scratches on front of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp, curved but oblique. "Waikouaiti" written on back.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the cutting edge and back, and bruising on the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge has flaked off.

Complete adze. Oval. Surface is ground. The front left proper of the poll and the front right proper corner of the cutting edge has been flaked away. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a faint line that curves from the right side proper corner of the cutting edge toward the middle of the blade. Cutting edge is straight, sharp and smooth with moderate chipping. Prominent sawing mark down the middle of the back.

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 pounamu gouge. Dark green. Surface is ground. Tapered at both ends. One end has a sharp edge and a bevel on each side one of which is demarcated by a line. The other end has a chipped edge, with a bevel on one side. A sawing mark runs the length of the gouge on one side.

Complete stone gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground and there is flaking originating from the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with some chipping.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground towards the blade and bruised towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line and concave mark. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with some chipping. There is a historic break through the centre of the gouge, which has been repaired.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the the poll. The bevel is concave, and demarcated by two diagonal ridges. The cutting edge is straight an sharp.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the the poll. There is a sawing mark originating at the poll. The gouge is bevelled on both sides, demarcated by curved lines. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, with chipping.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is oval, becoming more rectangular towards blade. Surface is ground, with some bruising on front and proper right. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side reduces slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waik." written on front and proper left side.