Mahi whakairo

Broken (butt and a small section of the blade present oval. The surface is ground on the blade, bruised on the butt. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, with a significant reduction from the blade to the butt on three sides forming a clear shoulder. Bevel and cutting edge are missing.

broken, butt and a part of the blade present oval, narrowing from the sides towards the pole. The surface is bruised with a very small ground surface. No differentiation between the butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge are not present.

Broken, part of the blade and bevel are present very roughly oval?. The surface is flaked with a ground surface on the front. Butt is missing the bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is chipped away,

Incomplete adze. Oval/rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

broken, cutting edge and bevel present. probably rectangular. The surface is ground. The butt is missing. The bevel is flat, but the blade is not present. The cutting edge is oblique, sharp but chipped.

Complete Lenticular cross-section. Front of blade is very bruised and rough with flake scars. Back of blade is also bruised and rough. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is difficult to determine. Cutting edge is curved and very blunt.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, small surface chip on back proper left. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper right side cutting edge. "Waitaki" written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front, back and proper right, bruising on proper left, poll and partially on proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper left side tapers towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, corners lightly curved. "W" written on back.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is roughly oval at butt and rectangular at blade. Surface is ground on lower blade, becoming bruised on front, proper left side and mid back, flaked on rest of back and poll and proper right side near bevel. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chip towards proper right side. "Waitaki" written on front.

Broken roughout (possibly butt remaining). Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. No discernible butt, bevel or cutting edge. "?WM" written on front.

Complete stone chisel. The cross section is a square. The surface is ground. Both the poll and cutting edge are worn off. There is minor demarcation of the butt, with slight tapering at the poll. There is no bevel, nor cutting edge.

Complete tokotoko (walking stick). Carved with one full figure and two faces on shaft. The shaft is carved with rauponga (rows of notches and lines) in diagonal and chevron styles. There is rauponga whakarare (carving traverses pattern to form hooks) up the side length of the shaft. Approximately two third of the way up the shaft are two faces, back to back. Both have tounge and teeth visible, along with spaces in the eyes for inserts. Above the outwards facing face is the full figure. There is some wearing on the face and chest. Arms are asymmetrically places to leave space for another insert (missing). At the end of the handle is a second figure, depicted from the chest up. The tounge and teeth are exposed with space in the eyes for inserts.