Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey and mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front, rest of surface is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a small ridge at chin. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip on proper right. 1932 Te MokoMoko A32,97 written front.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey and mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised with some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, possibly unfinished. Cutting edge is blunt and straight. 1932 Te Mokamoka written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is mostly bruised. Lower proper-left area of blade on back is ground. Front area of blade is also mostly ground, flaking on lower proper-left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front is ground, surface of back is bruised, some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and straight, lightly chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey, light yellow. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground on front and back, bruising and flaking on sides.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey, light grey, mid brown. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front, cross-section widens to rectangular towards bevel. Surface is ground, small flake scars on front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. 1932 Te Mokomoko written on back.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the blade, with flaking along the rest of the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting is straight and blunt.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break. There is no bevel demarcated. The cutting edge is worn down to a flat end.

Fragment of chisel or gouge, blade end.

Broken pounamu chisel, middle of blade remaining. The cross section is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground on the front, with the back, poll and cutting edge all flaked off. The proper left side has flaking. The bevel and cutting edge are broken off.

Broken pounamu gouge, middle of blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the break and cutting edge. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is flaked off.

Broken pounamu chisel, middle of blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the back and bevel, with the front and sides flaking. The sides taper to a point at the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The proper right side of the cutting edge has flaked off. The cutting edge is straight.