New Acquisitions

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is rectangular, the cross section of the butt is plano-convex. It is not clear which is the front and which is the back. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is differentiated by a change in cross section. The bevel is difficult to distinguish.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical, but roughly lozenge shaped. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line and its ground surface. The cutting edge is straight, blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. The cross section is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is trapezoidal with the back flattened, the cross section of the butt is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is differentiated by the change in cross section. The bevel is slightly convex and demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. The cross section is trapezoidal with the front flattened. The surface is bruised and ground with some flaking or chipping along the edges. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin and its ground surface. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped. It is asymmetrical, with the proper left side longer.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin. The cutting edge is straight, blunt and chipped.

Complete roughout Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Unable to tell which end is butt or blade. Bevel not present, cutting edge not finished.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is an asymmetric rectangle. The surface is ground, with bruising at the poll. The point is sharp.

Broken gorge, one sharpened end remaining.

Complete gorge, sharpened at both ends.

Complete gorge, sharpened at both ends.