Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green and light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground down front and back, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, but heavily chipped. "Warrington" written on front and back.

Complete adze. Dark green and black pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with sawing marks on proper left side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll has broken off. Blade is curved on the proper right side, with a line running the length of the adze on the front. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Kaiapoi" inscription.

Complete unfinished adze. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with heavy flaking on the proper right side. The proper left side has a long saw mark. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. the side of the blade is straight on the proper left and irregular and tapering in towards the poll on the proper right. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and slightly chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground and bruised. On proper right side there are sawing marks, and on the proper left front and side of the blade there is a deep sawing mark. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with some chipping. Deep sawing mark on proper left front/side of blade.

Incomplete greenstone gouge/chisel, bevel end of blade only. Oval cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked. There is a saw scar on the proper left. The bevel is faceted and demarcated by a curved line. There is a chip out of the proper right side of the bevel and cutting edge.

Complete unfinished greenstone adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with small flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular oblique line. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped. There is a shallow hole bored into the butt on the back.

Incomplete greenstone gouge, blade and bevel end only. The cross-section is circular. The surface is ground with some flake scars. The bevel is demarcated by two straight lines that meet in the middle. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Complete unfinished chisel. Greenstone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front.The surface is ground on the back, with flake scars on the butt and front. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique straight line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Fragment of worked greenstone, probably a piece of a chisel. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is ground on one side and flaked on the other. It is unclear which end of a tool this might be.

Small incomplete chisel, butt end missing. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground with flake scars at the broken end and on the front. The bevel is demarcated by a straight ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Small incomplete chisel, front lower blade missing. Light green stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked on the broken area. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll, and the front of the bevel has a shaped ground area on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique ridge. The cutting edge is sharp.

Incomplete greenstone chisel, butt and poll missing. Triangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised. The bevel is asymmetrical and flaked with a large chip on the proper left. The cutting edge is oblique and chipped.