New Acquisitions

Complete adze. Green stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade, with flaking and bruising on the edges and sides. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp. There is a piece of paper and patches of glue adhered to the back of the blade.

Complete kaitaka patea cloak. Woven from muka (flax fibre) with horizontal aho (wefts). Narrow wool taniko borders on the side edges and a broad border on the bottom. Taniko is woven in black and white chevron and diamond pattern, with triangles in red, pink, green, and blue; faded throughout. The body of the cloak and the top border are undecorated.

Lidded container of bark

Unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is ground on the blade with flaking and bruising on the butt. The butt is differentiated from the blade by an irregular line of bruising on the back of the blade and a slight reduction in the stone on the back of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze Rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides have been reduced. Bevel has been flaked away. Cutting edge is slightly rounded, sharp, and majorly chipped.

Partial sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove on one side and a hole has been drilled through the sinker.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on rest of adze. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Black's Farm Heriot written on back.

Complete chisel. Stone. Green. Cross-section is decagonal. Surface is mostly ground, some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Two sided blade, both bevels demarcated by lines, cutting edge is sharp and straight, chipped. Black's Farm Heriot written on side.

Broken adze (large fragments from sides missing). Dark grey. Cross-section of remaining is rectangular. Too little of butt remaining to determine differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Black's Farm Heriot written on front.