Mahi whakairo

Complete adze Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is ground, except for areas on front and back where flaked Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side reduced. Bevel is demarcated by an angled line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chips on proper right side.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised on the front and sides of the butt. Major differentiation between the butt and blade, with front and sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Kaikourai Mouth" inscription

Complete tatā (waka bailer) made of dark brown rimu. Surface is smooth with chisel marks evident. The curved handle protrudes over the scoop, with a facial carving on the butt consisting of spirals and notches and two perforations. A stump on the interior of the scoop below the handle indicates that there had once been a support bar projecting from the underside of the handle which has since been sawn off. There is another carving at the base of the handle and at the back of the scoop with koru, spiral, and notch patterns. The interior and exterior of the scoop are undecorated.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and front lower blade, bruised on all other surfaces. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by surface change, and cutting edge is sharp and curved. Sticker on back "36". Sticker on front "Moritzson Collection"."Kaikai" written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and oblique. Sticker on back "Mortizson Collection". Sticker on front "19". "Kaikai" written on back.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground Undifferentiated between butt and blade Bevel demarcated by a line

Incomplete adze. Rectangular at blade, trapezoidal at poll with back narrower than the front. Surface is ground with bruised edges. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by straight singular line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, with minor flaking. Slight sawing marks on the proper right side.

Broken pounamu adze, blade remaining. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, with a chip missing from the proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line.

Complete adze. Cross-section of butt is round. Cross-section of blade is oval. Surface is ground. Anterior shows minor differentiation between butt and blade. Some reduction of sides to form shoulder. Posterior shows major differentiation between butt and blade. Raised shoulder, reduction in overall circumference of butt. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with some flaking on the posterior portion. Horizontal red stripes up the entire anterior length of the adze. Lighter grey stripes on the posterior side.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section. Back narrower than front. The surface of the blade is mostly ground with some flaking. The surface of the butt is bruised. There is differentiation between the butt and the blade. The front and sides are reduced to form shoulder. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The sides of the blade taper from the chin of the blade to the butt. The cutting edge is sharp and curved. The proper left portion of the cutting edge is broken.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey and mid grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is mostly ground on blade, with some bruising on sides. Surface of butt is bruised and flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. Ocean Beach. written on front. Sticker on front; "Moritzson Collection".