New Acquisitions

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, although the sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. There is no bevel. The cutting edge is blunt and flaked.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Muka lashings at base and head.

Complete kahawai lure. Curved wooden shank with knob at base for lashings. Iridescent paua shell inlay. Muka lashings at head and base. Twisted muka cord attached at head. Straight bone point with very prominent internal barb.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Muka lashings at head and base with twisted cord bundle at head.

Complete two-piece fish hook, with wooden shaft and bone point. Point is straight and barbed. Point is lashed with muka at base. Shaft is cylindrical in shape, with curved base and knob at head.

Complete eel-weir stick. Both ends taper to a blunt point. The proximal end has wearing, with the outer layer of wood cracking away. There are fractures along the whole shaft.

Complete Rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground. There is bruising on the back of the blade. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a notch across the width of the blade. The sides of the blade taper from the cutting edge to the poll. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and lightly chipped.

Incomplete adze. Rectangular. Surface is ground with bruising and flaking. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by faint ridge. Cutting edge is uneven, blunt and straight.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the blade, with flaking along the rest of the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting is straight and blunt.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break. There is no bevel demarcated. The cutting edge is worn down to a flat end.

Broken pounamu chisel, middle of blade remaining. The cross section is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground on the front, with the back, poll and cutting edge all flaked off. The proper left side has flaking. The bevel and cutting edge are broken off.

Broken pounamu gouge, middle of blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the break and cutting edge. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is flaked off.