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Piece of worked wood, use unknown. Burnt at each end. Rounded at one end and broken at the other. Groove running lengthwise down the centre on one side.

Complete wooden barracouta shank, with metal nails through head and base. Large amount of reduction at head for line attachment. Perforation through base, small fragment of lower base not present.

Broken curved fishhook point, all remaining except tip.

Complete curved fishhook. Flat vertical base.

Complete curved fishhook point. Vertical, flat side of internal base with a notch on the external side.

Broken curved fishhook point, all but tip remaining.

Complete curved fish gorge, manufactured from hollow bone. Both ends sharpened.

Possible fishhook point, serrations on both sides.

Wooden flute; koauau. Charcoal evident inside flute and in two holes on top with surface crack in grain running between holes. Another hole on side at proximal end. Proximal end cut flush on outside of natural joint with distal end having an irregular face with missing surface chips. A deeper but rounded cut in the distal end may be remnant hole which has eroded out.

Piece of worked wood, use unknown. Burnt, with a flattened, smooth surface. Cut marks on one side.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front Surface is ground on the front and on bevel, bruised and flaked on back and sides Differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are tapered toward the poll Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp, with some flaking

Complete adze Cross-section is square Surface is bruised with some grounding near the cutting edge Major differentiation between the butt and blade, front and sides are reduced with a defined ridge Bevel is continuous with the blade, slightly demarcated by a change in surface. Cutting edge is straight and sharp

Broken shank with the base missing and the top of the head missing. There is an external knob on the head.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete stone gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the butt and poll. There is minor delineation between butt and blade, with the blade tapering towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge is a point, which is blunt and chipped.

Broken shank, probably of one piece fishhook, broken at base and head. One knob remaining at head.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining. Large external notches at lower base, external side missing.

Broken fishhook fragment, all present except base.

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is asymmetrical Surface is partially ground on the front proper right and flaked elsewhere. Proper right side is bruised and distinguished by a change in colour Butt is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and heavily flaked.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with heavy bruising on sides Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are tapered towards the poll Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.