Ethnography (E551)

Kuru (ear pendant) made of carved and polished pounamu (nephrite). Long, thin and straight, tapering to a point, with a hole pierced for suspension.

Ethnography (E552)

Ear pendant made of carved and polished pounamu (nephrite) shaped like an adze. Curved at one end with a hole pierced for suspension and a straight, wedge shape at the other end.

Ethnography (E553)

Kuru (ear pendant) made of carved and polished pounamu (nephrite). Long, thin and straight, tapering to a point, with a hole pierced for suspension. Possibly a cloak pin.

Ethnography (E554.a)

Chisel made of pounamu (nephrite).

Ethnography (E554.b)

Chisel made of pounamu (nephrite).

Ethnography (E554.c)

Chisel made of pounamu (nephrite).

Ethnography (E555.a)

Borers made from carved and polished pounamu (nephrite).

Ethnography (E555.b)

Borers made from carved and polished pounamu (nephrite).

Ethnography (E556)

Very large and crudely carved adze blade, unpolished, made of basalt.

Ethnography (E557)

Very large and crudely carved adze blade, unpolished, made of basalt.

Ethnography (E558)

Very large and crudely carved adze blade, made of pounamu? (nephrite, unpolished.

Ethnography (E559)

Large adze blade made of stone (basalt?), polished to a sharpened edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (E560)

Large adze blade made of a grey mottled stone, four sided, polished and sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E561)

Large adze blade made of basalt, four sided, polished and sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E562)

Large adze blade made of black stone, polished, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (E563)

Large adze blade made of grey pounamu (nephrite), polished, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (E564)

Adze blade made of stone, polished and sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E565)

Adze head made of stone pounamu(?), (nephrite) polished, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (E566)

Large adze blade made of basalt(?), polished, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (E567)

Adze blade made of polished stone and sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E568)

Adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (E569)

Adze blade made of stone, polished, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting. Historically broken in three pieces and fixed back together. One of these sections has broken again and the adze is now in two pieces.

Ethnography (E570)

Large flake made of grey stone (quartz?).

Ethnography (E571)

Adze blade made of crudely carved stone.

Ethnography (E572)

Adze blade made of crudely carved stone.

Ethnography (E573.a)

Adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E573.b)

Adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E573.c)

Adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (E573.d)

Adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E573.e)

Adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E573.f)

Adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (E574.a)

Adze blade made of polished grey stone. Sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (E574.b)

Adze blade made of polished grey stone. Sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E574.c)

Adze blade made of grey stone. Sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E574.d)

Adze blade made of grey stone. Sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E574.e)

Adze blade made of polished nephrite (pounamu). Sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E574.f)

Adze blade made of polished dark grey stone. Four sided and sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E574.g)

Adze blade made of polished nephrite (pounamu) stone. Four sided and sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E574.h)

Adze blade made of polished nephrite (pounamu) stone. Four sided and sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E574.j)

Adze blade made of polished nephrite (pounamu) stone. Four sided and sharpened to an edge.