Mahi whakairo

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiations between butt and blade. Front and back slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Portion of cutting is missing, Remaining cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Roughout Lenticular cross-section. Flaked and bruised surface There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt, just a very slight narrowing up the full length of the blade The cutting edge is nearly symmetrical and slightly curved. The bevel is irregular and lightly ground

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. Ground with bruising on the sides and on the butt. Flake scars at cutting edge and butt The front and sides of the butt are reduced and the surface is bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade on the back. The bevel is demarcated by ridges on its sides and at the chin. The cutting edge is almost symmetrical and has flake scars on the front and back

Complete Oval cross-section at blade, oval with flat sides at bevel. Ground surface with bruising on sides and flake scars on butt and cutting edge Blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll but no clear differentiation of butt The bevel is demarcated by an almost triangular ridge that goes from one side of the cutting edge to another, meeting at a slight curve in the middle of the blade

Complete but unfinished Asymmetrical cross-section, rectangular on proper left side and to a point on proper right. Most of the bevel and blade is ground with some flake scars. More bruising and flaking towards the poll and on the proper right front and back side Blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll but no clear differentiation of butt The proper left side of the blade is straight and has a large saw mark and uneven surface on the side. The proper right side is an irregular unworked shape. The cutting edge is straight and sharp. The bevel is continuous with the blade

Complete Rectangular cross-section with rounded sides. Ground and flaked surface Blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll but no clear differentiation of butt The cutting edge is sharp and symmetrical. The bevel is continuous with the blade. Slightly faceted sides

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and back with bruised sides. Sawing mark on front proper left. Major differentiation between blade and butt, sides heavily reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Small chips along cutting edge.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between blade and butt, sides heavily reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade and is distinctly concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground except for bruising on front butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with large chips along cutting edge.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground, with some bruising on butt and sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front and sides slightly reduced. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Butt is demarcated by a ridge on front. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some flaking at sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll, and front reduced. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.