Whakarite kai

Broken slate knife, cutting edge remaining. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Surface is ground, bevel is present at cutting edge. Evidence of usewear is present

Broken slate knife, portion of cutting edge remaining. Cutting edge is blunt. Surface is ground.

Broken slate knife, small portion of cutting edge remaining. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Surface is bruised. Bevel is present at cutting edge.

Complete slate knife. Cutting edge is blunt. Surface is ground on one side and bruised on the other. Usewear is present on cutting edge, flaking present at haft edge.

Fragment of a schist knife,no discernable edge. Surface is grounded on both sides, with flake scarring on both surfaces.

Mostly complete pounamu knife, one lateral margin missing. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Both surfaces are ground and bruised.

Complete pounamu knife. Cutting edge is shap and chipped. Both sides are ground, one has a flake scar.

Complete slate knife. Cutting edge is sharp. Both surfaces are ground, with one side having slight bruising. Haft is bruised. Bevel present on both sides.

Complete wooden patu aruhe (beater for preparing fern root). Spatula shaped blade with parallel sides and a lenticular cross-section. The distal end is rounded. There is a distinct shoulder between the upper blade and the handle. The handle is circular in cross-section with knob on proximal end. There is a build-up of dirt on both sides of the blades. There are several hair cracks on surface.

Broken slate knife with the blade remaining. The blade has usewear across it. Both the surfaces are ground. The margins are chipped.

Broken slate knife, distal end remainig. Surface is ground on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp with a bevel on both sides. Cutting edge is curved.

Broken slate knife, proximal end remaining. Broken along cutting edge and chipped on one side. Surface is ground, with faint scratches. The haft is flat.