John White Collection

Complete bone pendant. Curved with suspension hole on one end.

Complete curved bone pendant with suspension hole at the proximal end.

Complete ivory pendant. Suspension hole at the proximal end and curved to a point at the distal end.

Single shark tooth pendant with three suspension holes at the root, drilled from both sides. Natural serrations running along the side edges from the root to the tooth tip.

Broken bone pendant, broken at both ends. Slightly curved, with remnants of drilled suspension hole at one end.

Complete bone pendant. Straight with drilled suspension hole at one end.

Turret shell with small perforation on one side, possibly used as a pendant suspension hole.

Complete bone pendant. Slightly curved with a suspension hole at proximal end.

Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant. Lenticular cross section and shape (tapered at each end). Surface is ground with a large piece broken off on one side. "Anderson's Bay." inscription. Attached sticker reads "John White Collection"

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground, some flaking at poll and on back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, some lightly chipping. Sticker on back; "Wakapatu". Sticker on front; "John White Collection". Wakapatu written on front.

Complete roughout. Stone. Light grey, mid grey, white. Cross-section is roughly lozenge shaped. Surface is flaked, front and back of blade partially ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel is flaked and unfinished, cutting edge is blunt and curved, also unfinished. Sticker on back; "Wakapatu". Sticker on front; "John White Collection". Wakapatu S written on front.

Complete adze. Brown stone. Rounded rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised, with a large flake scar on the proper right back, and a ground bevel. There is no distinction between the blade and the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp. There is a paper label adhered to the back that reads "John White Collection" and one on the front "Pahia".