New Acquisitions

Broken adze (upper butt remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front is ground, other surfaces bruised and flaked. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Blade is not present. Kuri Bush written on front.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Dark brown, dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, bruising on sides. Butt not present. Sides of blade widen towards butt end. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped in the middle of cutting edge. Kuri Bush written on front.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Stone. Mid grey, dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground with some flaking. Dark grey spots on lower blade. Sides taper before upper break. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. Kuri Bush written on back.

Broken adze (blade remaining, except cutting edge). Stone. Mid grey, mid brown. Surface is mostly bruised, ground on middle areas of front and back. Sides start to taper before upper break. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge chipped off. Kuri Bush written on front.

Broken adze (probably back portion of blade remaining). Argillite. Light green and light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Butt not present. Large portion of front of blade has been chipped off. Bevel and cutting not present. Kuri Bush written on front.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone with a layer of white stone on the back. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is roughly flaked with ground areas on the lower blade. The sides of the blade taper inwards towards the poll and taper a fraction more at the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is chipped and curved.

Complete wooden adze haft. Large crack on handle. Knob at the butt of the handle. Platform for attachment of adze previously had raised sides, now broken off and flat.

Seal tooth, small part broken off base of root, which is hollow.

Seal tooth, split in half with a cut mark at the base of the root.

Seal tooth, split in half

Adze roughout. Brown stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal on the blade and triangular on the butt. Surface is flaked with some grounding on the sides. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by flake scars. Cutting edge is a straight flat edge.