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Broken pounamu chisel, middle of blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the back and bevel, with the front and sides flaking. The sides taper to a point at the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The proper right side of the cutting edge has flaked off. The cutting edge is straight.

Broken pounamu gouge, front of lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the front, with the back flaking. The proper right side has sawing marks. The bevel has flaked off. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is trapezoidal, with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground, with flaking originating from the break on the front. The back is flaked. The bevel is demarcated by a diagonal straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking originating from the break on the back. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken adze (fragment of front of adze missing). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised and flaked, bevel is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge not present along with large fragment of front adze missing. "Greenhill Near Bluff" written on back.

Complete adze. Quadrangular. Surface is ground with minor flaking. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a very faint ridge. Cutting edge is rounded, flaked and blunt. GLAM ADZE

Complete stone adze Circular. The surface is bruised with slight grinding on the bevel. The butt is undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by two lines, forming a triangular chin. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

Broken adze, only part of mid-blade remaining Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground with ends flaked and chipped off Butt is not present Bevel and cutting edge are not present.