New Acquisitions

Complete Oval cross-section. Front of blade is ground with distinct flake scars at upper portion. Back if blade is also ground with flake scars at top portion and to the left side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Butt portion has flake scars. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge curved and jagged/blunt.

Complete nephrite/pounamu cutting tool or pendant. Oxidised rear surface, dark green and light grey inanga variety. Surface is ground smooth with some pitting. Flattened quadrangular in cross section and asymmetrical trapezoid in profile. Cutting edge is sharp and oblique. Deep sawing marks across both sides of the proximal end, creating an elongated perforation in the centre; unclear whether perforation is an intentional suspension hole or just a crack formed by sawing marks intended for tool lashing.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front of blade and back. Surface is bruised on sides and front of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front slightly reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Kokonga written on front and back.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical: the proper left side is trapezoidal with the front narrower then the back, the right is ridged by a saw mark and trapezoidal with the back narrower then the front. The surface is ground. There is a transverse groove on the front approximately at the shoulder which may indicate hafting. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Triangular with apex to front. Flaked and bruised with some ground areas on the front. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced. There is a prominent ridge around the top of the shoulder. Bevel appears to have been flaked away. Cutting edge is blunt and jagged, with the sides and corners flaked away.

Complete adze. Quadrangular at poll, trapezoidal at blade with back narrower at front. Ground with heavy flaking and bruising throughout. Butt has major differentiation, sides have been tapered. Bevel demarcated by horizontal line. Cutting edge straight and blunt with a chip in the left side proper corner.

Complete adze. Rectangular at poll, asymmetrical at blade. Ground with bruising around the butt, heavy flaking on poll and down the back of the blade. Butt has major differentiation, frond and sides have been reduced and front of shoulders has been raised slightly. Bevel demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner. The cutting edge is straight and blunt with minor chipping.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. On front in pencil; Green valley. On bevel in black pen; Green Valley.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Ground with bruised butt and poll, and heavy flaking around butt and poll and down the blade. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised slightly. Bevel continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge, which is sharp, straight and slightly curved, with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, trapezoidal at base with back narrower than front. Ground with bruising around butt and poll, and intermittently on the back of the blade. There is some flaking down the back of the left side proper and the front right proper shoulder has been flaked. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel demarcated by a curved line running across the blade and tapering down to the corners. Cutting edge is smooth, rounded and moderately sharp.

Broken adze, blade only The surface is ground with a flake scar on the proper right. There is multiple flake scars on the back. The bevel is demarcated by a very small ridge. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is mostly bruised with a few flake scars and chips. The butt is flaked and the shoulder is slightly raised. The bevel is demarcated by a small ridge. There are a few small flake scars on the bevel and the cutting edge is chipped.