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Taoka Maori
Complete stone chisel. The cross section is plano-convex, front flattened. The surface is ground on the blade and bevel, with flaking towards the poll and back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and chipped.
Complete adze. Rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt undifferentiated, sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight angled line. Cutting edge is straight on an angle, smooth and sharp.
Antiquities
Complete porcellanite blade. Black in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Cortex on dorsal surface
Complete porcellanite blade. Dark brown and dark pink in colour. Cortex on dorsal surface. Large flake scars on dorsal surface.
Complete porcellanite blade. Black in colour. Cortex on dorsal surface. Large flake scars on dorsal surface.
Rock core that is mid brown and light grey in colour. There is a section of the cortex on the base.
Pacific
Broken silcrete blade. Mid grey in colour. Medial portion present.
Broken slate knife, no edges discernable. Both surfaces are ground.
Silcrete blade split on the right lateral margin. Mid grey and dark grey in colour.