Mahi whakairo

Broken pounamu chisel, poll not present. Dark green in colour with high transparency. Surface is ground on the back and bruised on the front. Bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp, with a chip missing off the proper left side.

Broken pounamu chisel, poll is not present. Dark green and mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Cutting edge is slightly oblique and sharp. Bevel on each side, demarcated by a straight line on one side and a curved line on the other.

Piece of broken worked pounamu, possibly a chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground on one side and bruised on the other, with sawing marks on one side edge. Cross section is rectangular. Broken at each end, one end tapered and bevelled, possibly indicated a broken cutting edge.

Incomplete oval Front of blade is ground with rough edging around break. Back of blade ground with slight bruising. No differentiation between blade and butt. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel portion on blade has broken off. Bevel and cutting edge are not present on blade. Distinct flake scars at bottom of blade. "Kaikai" written on front.

Incomplete Not present. Front of blade is very bruised, and has flake scars. Back of blade is also bruised with larger flake scars. Minor differentiation between blade and butt. Blade tapers in towards the butt portion. Unable to identify bevel marking. Bevel/cutting edge portion is not present on blade (has broken off).

Incomplete Not present. Front of blade is bruised with flake scars. Back of the blade is also bruised but with more flake scars present. No differentiation between blade and butt. Adze has been broken in half, with only the butt/poll portion present. No bevel is present.

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is mostly ground with some bruising and flaking on sides and back side Butt is not present Bevel is demarcated by a change of surface. Cutting edge is straight and heavily chipped.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is heavily bruised with some grounding on bevel Differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade with a change in surface. Cutting edge blunt and irregular curved.

Broken adze (portion of lower blade). Stone. Mid green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, except on broken edges. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge broken off. "Papanui Inlet" written on back. "Cam 60" written on back.

Broken adze (portion of blade remaining). Stone. Black, mid grey, light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Butt not present, bevel and cutting edge not present. "Papanui Inlet" written on surface.

Broken adze (fragment remaining). Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is ground and flaked. Butt not present, cutting edge and bevel not present. "Papanui Inlet" written on surface.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front slightly reduced and sides reduced. Poll cut into butt at an angle. Proper right back of butt reduced. Bevel demarcated by lines. Cutting edge chipped off. Otago written on back.