Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some bruising and flaking at poll and along sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper slightly towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved and lightly chipped. "L.P." written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some flaking on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides reduced. Front of poll end of butt slopes down. Bevel is continuous with blade, though is demarcated by surface, where it changes. Bevel is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt oval. Surface is ground, flaking on poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides slightly reduced. Poll has notch cut into it. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Small chip on proper left side of cutting edge.

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt oval. Surface is ground Major differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced. Back of butt slopes up towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade and is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipped on proper left and proper right sides.

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and back, with flaking on sides and upper butt/poll Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved and is chipped on proper left, proper right, and mid cutting edge.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, back narrower than front. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground, sides of butt bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides heavily reduced, but flare out again at poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground, with bruising on butt and sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by line. Cutting edge is heavily chipped. Unchipped cutting edge on proper right side is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze (still quite rough, but not quite a roughout) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front is bruised, flaked on back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Cutting edge as it is is blunt and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front blade and bevel is ground, flaked on back and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is too chipped to tell shape or sharpness.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.