Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey speckled with black and white. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Maori chisel found at Pine Bush Southland January 1899 written on sticker on back.

Complete roughout. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Large piece of wax adhered to bottom of roughout. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Brighton I written on front.

Broken roughout (blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Butt not present, sides reduce before flaring out again before break. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Brighton I written on back.

Roughout. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Neither end of roughout shaped to form butt or blade. Brighton Is. written on front.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Brighton I. written on back.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Stone. Grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Blade not present. Brighton I written on back.

Broken roughout (blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section rectangular. Surface is flaked. Butt not present. Work begun on bevel, cutting edge unfinished. Brighton I. written on back.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section trapezoidal, front narrower than back. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, front reduced, slopes down towards poll. Cutting edge and bevel unfinished. Brighton written on back.

Broken roughout (blade remaining). Stone. Brown. Cross-section triangular, with apex to front. Surface is flaked, black residue on sides. Butt not present. Work started on bevel, demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge unfinished.

Complete roughout. Stone. Black. Cross-section triangular, apex to front. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Work started on bevel, cutting edge unfinished. Brighton I written on poll.

Complete roughout. Stone. Black. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Brighton written on back.

Broken roughout (butt and upper blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Brighton I written on poll.