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Large wooden kumete. Surface is rough, with adze marks visible. One end shallow with a pouring spout on the edge. Other end is deeper with a slightly squared-off edge and a deep crack. One side of the base is broken with a large hole.

Cast of a patu onewa. Painted mid-grey on one side and black on the other. Butt flares out slightly on each side. Shoulders where the butt meets the blade. About mid-way down the blade, one side tapers in to the distal end. The other side of the blade is straight.

Piece of hollow worked bone, broken at one end and filed to a sharp point at the other end. Some of internal bone structure is visible at the broken end.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. The surface is ground, with bruising on the proper left. There are sawing marks on the proper right. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt, with tapering towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a concave wearing and curved line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with chipping.

Complete stone adze Trapezoidal with front narrower than back. The surface is bruised with a ground blade. The butt is differentiated by surface working, with only a rough-out of a chin. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey and mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface mostly ground, some light bruising on butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, small ridge at shoulder. Front reduced, and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Wyndham written on front (writing is slightly worn).

Complete adze. Stone. Grey. Cross-section is roughly trapezoidal, with back narrower than front, and front rounded. Surface is bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, slightly concave, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. Waireka Southland written on front.

Complete stone adze Oval. The surface is ground with bruising on the proper right. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, with some chipping along the edge.

Complete stone adze Trapizodal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground with bruising on the back and butt. Major differentiation of the butt with the sides and front reduced. The bevel is continuous with the blade. There are demarked sides on the back. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with some chipping on the proper right.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface of butt is bruised, surface of blade is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, flaked on proper left side.

Broken adze (blade remaining) Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Butt is not present. Bevel continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.