New Acquisitions

Complete toki. Rectangular. Narrowing in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground with flake scars. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. the bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp, slightly curved and oblique.

Broken toki (Butt, part of the blade and part of the bevel present). Roughly rectangular. Narrows in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground with flake scars. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is flat and demarcated from the blade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge is missing.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Narrowing in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground. Saw mark and seam on the proper left side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and oblique

Complete adze. Oval. The surface is ground with some bruising and flake scars. Narrows slightly in the sides towards the poll. No differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and slightly oblique.

Complete toki.Oval. Narrowing in the sides slightly towards the poll. The surface is ground. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt and curved

Complete toki. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is mostly bruised with flake scars. Flake scars are more present at poll portion. Back of blade is ground with small areas of bruising. Differentiation between blade and butt. Visible reduction in shoulder. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is straight with distinct chip at right portion and slightly sharp.

Broken toki (Butt, blade and bevel present). Very roughly oval. The surface is ground, with a saw cut on the proper right side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and demarcated by a slight ridge visible only on the proper right side. The cutting edge is missing.

Complete toki. Asymmetrical cross section. Front of blade has distinct flake scars (quite deep), and back of blade has vertical flake scarring (also quite deep). There is also a small hole at the top portion. No differentiation between blade and butt. Unsure where bevel lies on this blade. (not visible).

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is rectangular. The cross section of the butt is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is predominantly ground at the lower end becoming predominantly bruised towards the butt. The butt is differentiated by a reduction of the front and sides at the shoulder, and a transition from rectangular to plano-convex cross section. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical but approximately trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface of the back and sides is predominantly ground with some flaking on the butt. The lower surface of the front is predominantly ground, becoming predominantly bruised towards the poll. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is rectangular. The cross section of the butt is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is bruised. It is entirely speckled light grey and dark grey. There is a large chip from the surface of the bevel at the proper left corner. The butt is differentiated by a reduction of the front at the shoulder, and a transition from rectangular to plano-convex cross section. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is lozenge shaped. The cross section of the butt is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface of the back is ground. The surface of the front and sides is predominantly ground at the lower end becoming predominantly bruised towards the poll. There is a large circular chip from the surface of the front at the cutting edge. There is dark brown speckling on the surface around the shoulder and continuing down the proper left side. There is a dark brown stain under the shoulder fading to speckling down the proper right side. The butt is differentiated by a reduction in the front from the shoulder to the poll and the transition from lozenge to plano-convex cross section. There is a prominent ridge at the shoulder. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, chipped and blunt.