New Acquisitions

Obsidian flake that is blade with a light grey tinge. There are flake scars on both sides of the flake.

Piece of black burnt material

Piece of worked moa bone, possibly the head of a comb. Rounded at the proximal end and broken at the distal end. Surface is smooth with polishing marks evident. Cross section is concave.

Roughout of adze. Green and grey stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is bruised and flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is flat and sloped. The bevel is not demarcated from the blade. The cutting edge is curved and irregular.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel has been flaked away. Cutting edge is blunt, rough and heavily chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised on butt and sides, ground on front and back of lower blade, some flaking on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Merry Ck, station" written on front.

Complete adze Oval. Surface is bruised Butt has major differentiation, sides have been reduced and shoulders slightly raised. Bevel is demarcated by a very faint line. Cutting edge is blunt, rough and very slightly rounded.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly flaked, some areas on back are ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete one piece red-stained bone hei matau with grooved and perforated end for suspension

Complete tokotoko. Carved in a twisting, corkscrew shape, with a rauponga (ridge and notch) pattern. Bird-head carving at the distal end, with projecting beak

Broken curved fishhook fragment, base remaining. Notches on external side of base.