New Acquisitions

Complete patu paraoa. Surface has been stained green. Facial carving at the butt. Circular perforation at the top of the carved head as well as on the handle below the carving.

Complete kotiate made of wood. Two notches on blade. Geometric carvings along blade and handle. Face carving at butt with a perforation below the head.

Complete patu rakau. Carved using metal tools. Surface is smoothed and polished. Perforation at handle. Ornamental grooves on both side of the butt.

Complete patu rakau. Dark brown wood. Carved using metal tools in a non-traditional style. Geometric carvings on the blade with two triangular paua shell inlays on each side. Circular knob and small perforation at the butt.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides and back taper slightly toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Dunedin" inscription.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is oval, becoming more rectangular towards blade. Surface is ground, with some bruising on front and proper right. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side reduces slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waik." written on front and proper left side.

Complete Rectangular at butt, trapezoidal blade with back narrower than front. Polished blade, bruised butt. Some flake scarring on blade and butt Major differentiation of butt. Front rounded and pecked. Front and sides reduced. Bevel descends sharply from blade. Slightly curved, sharp cutting edge.

Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. There is one complete perforation and one partial.

Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at one end. No perforations.

Complete flute. There are four perfectly even perforations. There is residue from tape around one end.

Broken flute, one end remaining. There is one perforation. There are two visible repairs where the flute was previously broken.

Broken flute, one end remaining. There are no perforations. There is a surface crack that runs from side to side.