Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground, some flaking on poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and straight, chipped mid cutting edge. Papatawai [sic] written on front.

Adze roughout. The c ross section is approximately rectangular. The surface is flaked. The butt is undifferentiated. There is no bevel and the cutting edge is blunt.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface of sides is ground, all other surfaces are bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with a raised ridge separating the two. Front reduced after ridge, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large chip mid cutting edge.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green, cream. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface of lower blade is ground with some flake scars. Surface of upper blade and butt is mostly bruised with some areas that are ground, and some flaking. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming shoulder, sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a small ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. Blairlogie, Balclutha written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey, mid grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface of blade is ground, with some bruising towards poll. Surface of butt is bruised with some flaking. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced and front tapers down towards poll. Reduced area on back of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Blairlogie, Balclutha written on front.

Broken adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front, flaked on back. Butt is not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and straight.

Complete adze Cross-section of butt is circular. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is largely ground on front, back, and sides of blade. Poll shows evidence of flaking. Butt bruised on front, back, and sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Rounding off of corners between front and sides. Difference in surface texture may represent differentiation. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Bevel is curved. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Plaster cast of a koruru or tekoteko figure, from the gable of a wharenui. Painted black. Head carved at the distal end with ruru/owl shaped eyes with nose, lips, and a tongue cut off horizontally at the distal edge. Proximal portion is made of a rectangular slab of wood with a perforated geometric carving projecting from the front. Two perforations at the proximal end with a piece of twisted wire tied through it. Back is undecorated with chisel marks evident.

Complete adze. Rectangular and curved. Ground with a large linear flake on the back. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Bevel continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge which is smooth, rounded and not very sharp. There are minor chips on the cutting edge. Right side proper has serration along the side. There are cleanly drilled holes in the top of the butt and on the right side proper of the shoulder area.

Complete tatā (canoe bailer). Oval in outline and shallow. Finely carved and worn through use to a fine polish. The bailer was possibly made with stone tools. It is made from the wood of totara (Podocarpus totara) cut at an angle to the grain from a large diameter trunk. Carved proximal end features double tongue with a double manaia forming mouth. A classic Kai Tahu pakura design is featured on the lips and nose. Handle also adorned with head. The distal end of the bailer is chipped. Repair visible on back. There is a groove down the centre back.

Broken adze haft, distal end remaining. Dark brown wood, cracked and broken throughout. Platform at distal end is carved at a slant to the handle.

Wooden adze haft. Handle is cracked and broken, repaired with adhesive, nail, and additional pieces of wood.