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Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination missing. Light red and light brown in colour. Cortex on the distal end and proper right margin. Bifacial retouch present on both lateral margins.

Proximal portion of a silcrete blade, mid grey in colour. Flake scars on the dorsal surface. Large amount of bifacial retouch on the left lateral margin and some unifacial retouch on the right lateral margin.

Complete silcrete blade. Light brown in colour. Flake scar present on proper left lateral margin on ventral surface. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.

Broken silcrete blade, missing distal portion and striking platform. Flake scars present at proximal end. Bifacial retouch present on one lateral margin and unifacial retouch on the other.

Large piece of whale bone sharpened to a blunt point at the distal end. There is a visible repair where previously broken.

Broken straight fishhook point, with only base and part of shaft remaining.

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharpened, end of tip missing. Four small notches on the side at the distal end.

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break and at the cutting edge. Both sides of the cutting edge are bevelled, both bevels are demarcated by curved lines. The cutting edge is chipped off.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and brown totoweka variety, low heat treated. Rounded projection, notched on the sides for suspension. One side edge is straight and the other is curved at an angle. Distal end comes to a point.

Complete curved fishhook point, Manufactured from a dog tooth.

Broken, curved fishhook point with the tip missing.

Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with flaking at the poll. There is a sawing edge originating at the poll. The point is chipped and sharp.

Broken tattoo chisel, fragment from hafting end broken. One notch on either side of hafting end and on the end of the chisel, forming two prongs, one of which is broken off. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete but unfinished stone fishhook point. Stone is rough and flaked.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining; possibly small adze). Stone. Dark grey, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some flaking. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is curved, heavily chipped. Cannibal Bay written on front.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with bruising and flaking at the poll. Both sides of the blade are bevelled. Both bevels are demarcated by curved lines. The cutting edge is chipped off.

Complete adze Cross-section is asymmetrical Surface is ground No differentiation between the butt and the blade Bevel is slightly demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp

Complete adze Cross-section is lenticular Surface is bruised with some grounding on the bevel and front of the blade Major differentiation between the butt and the blade. Sides are reduced to form shoulders Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and straight.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, rectangular at blade. Ground with flaking around poll and sides. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by faint curved line running from corner to corner. Cutting edge is sharp, slightly chipped and rounded.