New Acquisitions

complete roughly trapezoidal, back narrower than the front. Narrows in the sides from blade towards the poll. The surface is ground, with few flakes/chips. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is flat and distinguishable from the blade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge us straight and oblique, and sharp. Faint ditch or gutter? Running lengthways down the front of the blade

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green kawakawa variety. Surface is polished. Oval cross section. Slightly tapered at the proximal end, with a straight suspension hole drilled using metal tools. Rounded at both ends.

Complete koropepe pendant. Mid-green takiwai pounamu with high translucency. Surface is polished. Carved on both sides. Body is indicated by a spiral with a perforation at the centre. Face at the proximal end, with an incised eye and mouth indicated by a sawing mark and perforation. Suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surfaces of front and back blade are ground. Butt is bruised. Poll is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge chipped off.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is ground. Flaked at poll. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Front and sides reduced. Back of butt flaked so that it slopes up towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. Chipped on proper left side and mid cutting edge.

Complete adze. Oval. Surface is ground with heavy flaking on both sides and poll. Butt has minor differentiation, sides have been tapered slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a faint curved line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight on a slight angle.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Both front and back are ground. PR sides has small amounts of flaking, PL side is slightly bruised. Poll is also bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and straight, chipped.

Complete adze. Green/grey stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back slightly narrower than the front. The surface is ground and bruised. There is a straight ridge and square shoulders on the front of the blade. The stone is reduced on the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is slightly concave and demarcated by a curved chin. The cutting edge is curved, asymmetrical and sharp. There is a large piece of paper, ripped on the proper right, on the front of the blade. It reads "L70-33 This book[crossed out] adze was presented[crossed out] loaned to Otago Museum by J.B. Falconer Kaiwera -> Southland from SI7C 0873C3"

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front of blade and proper right side of back, bruised and flaked on butt and proper left side of back Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides are strongly tapered toward the butt Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Partially manufactured fishhook

Partially manufactured fishhook

Partially manufactured fishhook