New Acquisitions

Taura (rope). A large length of rope made from multiple cords of muka (flax fiber), prepared via miro (rolling) and braided into a thick three ply whiri (plait). The taura has been coiled and sewn together by introduced thread in two places.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, mid grey, light grey, mid brown, cream. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with random bruising on back and sides, bruised on front of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, slightly oblique. Chipped on proper left side. "Murdering Beach" written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. The back side is ground, very small patches of natural roughness near the cutting edge on the PR side. Front side has large patches of natural roughness, mostly on the PL side. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete pounamu adze. Light green and dark grey. Surface is ground smooth with some bruising on the butt. Tapered to the butt. Sawing mark along the proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends.

Partially manufactured flute. Broken, one end remaining. End unfinished, no perforations. One large crack.

Complete, double ended point. Both ends sharp, sides unfinished and rough.

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends. Striation towards one end, at broken edge.

Broken flute, fragment of end remaining. Two striations surface near broken edge, one curved line and one straight line.

Broken, straight fishhook point with the tip missing. It has an upper, internal barb.

Unfinished and broken toggle. Longitudinal fragment remaining. At both ends there are cutting marks where toggle was intended to be cut to shape. Cracked at one side.