Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is flaked and bruised Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced. Shoulders are raised. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line. Cutting edge is sharp, straight and heavily chipped. The back of the blade is slightly concave.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, light green, silver. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground except on front proper right, which is bruised. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some bruising. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with small chips along cutting edge.

Broken roughout (lower blade remaining). Stone. Grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked, with some bruising on back. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, and cutting edge is sharp and curved. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken adze (upper blade and butt remaining). Stone. Dark grey and light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is semi-circular, with front flattened. Surfaces of front and back lower blade are ground, Back and proper left sides are flaked, other surfaces are bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll angles down from proper left to proper right. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large fragment of proper left cutting edge missing.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey and black. Cross-section is roughly rectangular, with apex to back. Surface of front is ground, other surfaces are flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Portion of front is ground, rest of front and sides are flaked, back is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Complete roughout. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete adze, but previously broken in two pieces, break on lower blade. Argillite. Mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with some bruising and flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped along cutting edge.

Complete adze (previously broken in 2). Stone. Dark grey and light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Possible natural depression on back of poll end. Bevel is continuous with blade, flaked on bevel. Cutting edge is blunt and straight.

Complete adze. Stone. Grey. Ground on lower blade, flaked on other surfaces. Cross-section is oval. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip missing from proper right side of cutting edge.