Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. Lower sides of blade are bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and straight.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green and light green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, bruising on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight (corners rounded), lightly chipped. Pwea written on back.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey and light grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is mostly ground, some bruising on back, some flaking on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and back, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, large chip on proper left side. Pounawea written on front.

Complete adze. Slate. Dark brown. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. '?Otago" written on front.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, but unfinished. Otago written on front.

Complete waka huia made of matai. Lenticular shape. Dark brown and black in colour. The exterior side of the box has female figures carved at each end; heads protrude off of each end and bodies are carved below on the outside of the box. Both the outer sides of the box and lid are divided into quadrants and feature a rauponga (ridge and triangular notch) pattern. Lid is flat underneath and rounded on top. Lid joins box with tongue and groove joint at each end.

Complete waka huia made of kauri with braided muka cord for suspension. Mid brown and red in colour. Shape is an elongated oval. Exterior of the box has a male figure carved at each ends, with protruding heads for suspension knobs and bodies carved with geometric patterns. The bottom and sides of the box are divided into quadrats with diagonal rauponga (ridge and triangular notch) pattern. Interior is smooth and undecorated. Top of the lid has copulating couple carved in high relief along centre line as a handle. Rest of lid divided into eight sections with carved diagonal rauponga pattern. Inside of lid is flattened and undecorated, with a broken notch at one end.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section of blade trapezoidal with back narrower than front, and cross-section of butt is oval. Surfaces of front blade/lower butt, lower sides and bevel are ground. Surfaces of back blade, back butt and upper butt are bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced forming shoulder. Ridge on mid-butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp curved and very chipped. Mataura written on front.

Complete adze. Triangular with apex to front. The surface is mostly bruised with some ground areas, and some flaking on proper left edge. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is narrow, straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some bruising on back and flaking on sides. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp curved, lightly chipped. Moa Flat written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, large flake scars on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Moa Flat written on front.

Complete adze. Basalt. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some flaking on front of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front slopes down towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge sharp, very chipped.