New Acquisitions

Complete, curved fishhook.

Broken, curved, fishhook point with the base and lower point remaining. It is serrated along the lower, external edge and has a notch at the base.

Broken, straight fishhook point with the lower point remaining. There are notches along the lower, internal part of the point.

Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining, possibly of one-piece fishhook. Incurved point, notches on external side near broken end, serrations on external curve near tip.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining.

Broken bird spear point, tip remaining lower shaft missing. Has one barb with small serrations

Broken flute. One end partially remains, while the other end is heavily chipped. Visible repairs where previously broken. There are two perforations.

Broken patu paraoa, butt of handle remaining. Large perforation through centre of butt, with two carved projections coming off at the end, one complete and the other broken. The complete projection has four drill marks, one on either side and two along the top.

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Concaved area on back of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. On front; Little Papanui Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and circular on the butt Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt Major differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are reduced to create shoulders Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is trapezoidal Surface is ground with some flaking Butt is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Adze roughout Cross-section is asymmetrical Surface is flaked Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are tapered towards the poll. There is no obvious bevel or cutting edge.

Broken pounamu pendant, with flaking on both ends. The cross section is asymmetric, with the poll end rectangular and the cutting edge circular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the poll and cutting edge. The blade has two bevels, both of which are demarcated by curved lines. The cutting edge is chipped off.