Description: stone club, handle fragment. Manufactured from whale bone. Transverse break across where handle attaches to blade. Poll shaped into a triangular point with serrated edges. Remainder of handle is straight with oval cross section.

Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1938.114Description: stone club, handle fragment. Manufactured from whale bone. Transverse break across where handle attaches to blade. Poll shaped into a triangular point with serrated edges.…

Description: stone club. Symmetrical form. Edges of blade are serrated, more prominent on one side than the other. Blade differentiated from handle at shoulders. Sides of handle are straight. Central notch at poll. Surface is flaked

Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1937.9Description: stone club. Symmetrical form. Edges of blade are serrated, more prominent on one side than the other. Blade differentiated from handle at shoulders. Sides of handle are…

Description: Group of six men with spades standing around a mound of soil with large rocks on top. Sir Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hiroa) is on the left and Sir Gilbert Archey is second in from the right.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Group of six men with spades standing around a mound of soil with large rocks on top. Sir Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hiroa) is on the left and Sir Gilbert Archey is second in from…

Description: stone knife, chert. Complete flake, use wear along distal end

Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1933.80Description: stone knife, chert. Complete flake, use wear along distal end

Description: adze. Quadrangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Straight poll. Bevel is straight and angled with no line of demarcation. Cutting edge is straight and sharp with multiple flakes detached from along the edge. Ground all over, remnant hammer-dressing on front, sides and bevel

Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1933.80Description: adze. Quadrangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Straight poll. Bevel is straight and angled with no line of demarcation. Cutting edge is straight and sharp…

Description: adze. Quadrangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Rough, flaked poll. Curved bevel with a slight chin ridge across blade. Straight, sharp cutting edge with small flakes detached from along edge. Flakes detached along lateral sides and back of adze. Remnant bruising on front adze, ground over top. Polished on bevel, front, back and sides. Flaked down the left side of back, polished on the right

Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1933.79Description: adze. Quadrangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Rough, flaked poll. Curved bevel with a slight chin ridge across blade. Straight, sharp cutting edge with…

Description: stone club. Type I, symmetrical handle and blade. Straight longitudinal edges, curved distal end. Damage to the poll. Surface ground. Slight differentiation between handle and blade at shoulder

Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1933.76Description: stone club. Type I, symmetrical handle and blade. Straight longitudinal edges, curved distal end. Damage to the poll. Surface ground. Slight differentiation between handle and…

Description: adze rough out. Quadrangular cross section, bevel and blade are not formed. Surface flaked

Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1933.75Description: adze rough out. Quadrangular cross section, bevel and blade are not formed. Surface flaked

Description: adze rough out. Shallow, quadrangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade, curved poll. Cortex remains on front Surface flaked. Ground on the high points. Possibly re-worked from an existing adze. Bevel and cutting edge are not defined

Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1933.75Description: adze rough out. Shallow, quadrangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade, curved poll. Cortex remains on front Surface flaked. Ground on the high points. Possibly…

Description: adze rough out. Quadrangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Bevel and cutting edge are not formed. Surface flaked all over.

Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1933.75Description: adze rough out. Quadrangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Bevel and cutting edge are not formed. Surface flaked all over.

Description: adze rough out. Triangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Flat longitudinal ridge along back of adze. Bevel in the early stages of manufacture, straight bevel at a sharp angle. Cutting edge and poll not yet defined. Flaked all over. Possible bruising, surface highly weathered due to water action

Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1933.75Description: adze rough out. Triangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Flat longitudinal ridge along back of adze. Bevel in the early stages of manufacture, straight…

Description: adze. Shallow, quadrangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Butt tapers in width towards straight poll. Curved bevel, with no line of demarcation. Curved, sharp cutting edge with small flakes detached along edge. Bruised at poll, remnant bruising on front, back and sides. Ground on front of body and bevel. Red kokowai on front and back of adze, used as a grinder

Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1933.76Description: adze. Shallow, quadrangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Butt tapers in width towards straight poll. Curved bevel, with no line of demarcation. Curved,…