Mahi whakairo

Complete roughout (previously broken, since fixed). Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked and bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some flaking on sides and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, some very light chipping.

Complete adze. Argillite. Black, dark brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface of lower blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Cannibal B written on front in pencil.

Broken fragment of adze. Argillite. Mid-grey. Surface is bruised.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Quadrangular. Surface is bruised with some minor flaking on edges Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line and tapers sharply down to cutting edge. Cutting edge is straight, blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Black and light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front is ground, back and sides are ground with areas of flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Dark grey stone. The cross-section is triangular. The surface is mostly bruised with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a pointed shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade but demarcated by its ground surface. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge it blunt and curved.

Broken adze. Argillite. Mid green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, slight line towards proper left side. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "?" written on front.

Complete chisel Cross section is circular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll. Bevel demarcated by lines that come to a point mid blade, and bevel itself is very concaved. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, though chipped on proper left side.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Ground with heavy bruising and flaking around all edges. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Bevel demarcated by a faintly curved line across blade. Cutting edge is straight and blunt with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Ground with heavy bruising and flaking on sides and poll. Left side proper back of butt has been heavily flaked away. Butt has major differentiation, sides have been heavily reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel is demarcated by a faint horizontal line. Cutting edge is rounded, moderately sharp and has minor chipping.