New Acquisitions

Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. There is no obvious bevel. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "PapanuiInl" inscription

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade; sides slightly tapered toward the poll. Bevel and cutting edge are not present due to flaking. "PapanuiIn." inscription.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some flaking on back. Differentiation between the butt and blade with reduction on the proper left side of the butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Papanui" inscription.

Complete adze Plano-convex, with back flattened. Bruised and flaked. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a light ridge. Cutting edge straight and sharp with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is half-circular. Surface is bruised. Large flake missing from the back. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade with the sides slightly tapered towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a change of surface. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered towards the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "PapanuiIn" inscription

Complete adze. Grey and light brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade; sides slightly tapered toward the poll. There is not obvious bevel. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Papanui" inscription.

Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked and ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp and flaked. "Papanui" inscription.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised. Differentiation between the butt and the blade; sides are tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked. "Papanui" inscription.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is assymetrical. Suface is ground and bruised. Differentiation between the butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Papanui" inscription