Mahi whakairo

Roughout of adze. Grey stone. Asymmetrical rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular and curved ridge. The cutting edge is very asymmetrical.

Roughout of adze, possibly broken at one end. Dark grey, stone. Irregular cross-section. The surface is flaked with a smooth unworked section on the front. There is no butt and no bevel or cutting edge.

Complete roughout adze. Dark grey stone. Irregular trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The front of the blade is convex and the back is concave. The bevel is demarcated from the blade by an irregular line. The cutting edge is flaked and blunt.

Broken roughout of adze, it appears to be the blade and bevel only. Grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is flaked but smooth at broken end. There is no butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade and slopes towards a sharp irregular cutting edge.

Complete pounamu chisel or gouge. Light green with black inclusions. Surface is ground. Tapered at both ends. One end has a triangular bevel one each side, demarcated by lines, and the edge is straight and sharp. The other end has an irregularly-shaped bevel, demarcated by a line on one side, and three sawing marks running from this end to approximately the centre of the gouge.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is an asymmetrical rectangle. The surface is ground with bruising on the front and flaking on the back. There is a sawing mark on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by the flaking on the back. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is a rectangle. The surface is bruised and flaking on the front and back. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Broken adze (fragment missing from front lower blade). Pounamu. Dark green, mid green, mid grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is partially ground down back, with bruising on butt and front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge mostly chipped. "M.B." written on front and back.

Broken adze, Blade only The cross-section is rectangular at the top of the blade and lenticular at the bottom of the blade. The surface is mostly ground with a few flake scars on the sides and back of the blade. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is a circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll and front. The bevel is demarcated by a concave sawing mark. The cutting edge is a point and sharp.

Mostly complete pounamu chisel, broken at the poll. Dark green. Surface has been ground smooth. Rectangular shape and cross section. Sawing mark on one side edge. Distal edge is straight and sharp, with a straight bevel demarcated by a line on each side.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is a rectangle. The surface is ground with flaking on the front, back and proper left cutting edge. The butt has minor delineation with tapering from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.