Collection Search

Broken, curved fishhook point with the base and lower point remaining. It has a lower, internal notch.

Broken curved fishhook point, all remaining except the tip.

Broken curved fishhook point, all remaining except tip and one side of base.

Complete straight fishhook point with upper interior barb and lower exterior notches.

Complete point of a composite hook; curved with external notches on base.

Broken one-piece fishhook, base, lower shank and lower point remaining. Notch on base. Previously broken at base and glued together.

Partially manufactured fishhook with drilling marks around inner edge.

Straight piece of bone.

Broken adze (Butt remaining). Cross-section is trapezoidal. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade not present.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground on front. Front half of butt is bruised. Back side is almost completely flaked except for chin of blade, which is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Fragment of broken worked bone, filed to a blunt point at one end.

Straight fragment of split bone, rounded and filed flat at one end, with polishing marks evident. Small part of one side edge has been burnt.

Complete threader. There is a circular eye at the proximal end and a partial, broken eye at the edge. Distal end is sharp.

Broken toggle, fragment remaining. One end is finished.

Mostly complete, all remaining except very upper tip. Internal barb with notches on external side of base.

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break and cutting edge. There is a large flake missing from the front. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is chipped off.

Broken adze, butt remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is bruised with some grounding on the top of the blade Differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are reduced to create shoulders There is no obvious bevel and cutting edge is not present

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is trapezoidal Surface is ground with some flaking Slightly tapered towards the butt, but most of butt is not present Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present.

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with flaking on the sides Sides are tapered towards the butt, but most of butt has been flaked away Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp