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Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Bruised and flaked along sides. Slight flaking in the proper left corner of back and bottom edge of front. Sides taper towards poll. Blade not present.

Broken and unfinished toggle. One end has been cut but not smoothed, while the other end is heavily chipped. There is a partially drilled perforation. There are two longitudinal cracks. One crack is still partially together, holding the toggle together. Very fragile.

Complete adze Rectangular cross-section The surface is mostly ground with some bruising at the shoulder and butt. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade. The corners between front and sides are rounded off and the front is reduced. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides have been tapered. Bevel demarcated by a strong ridge across the bevel.

Complete pendant made from a whale tooth. Knob, notches, and suspension hole at the end of the root. Some reduction on tooth end. Slightly curved to a dull point.

complete straight fishhook, two notches at lower end, reduction on front of base, one barb near point.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front Surface is ground 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.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with bruising on the bevel. Both ends of the blade are sharpened to cutting edges. One cutting edge is straight and blunt, the other is bevelled, curved and sharp. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line.

Broken adze, part of blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with some flaking on the back Butt is not present Bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking

Broken straight fishhook point, of a long and slender variety. Upper remaining.

Broken threader, sharpened tip remaining.

complete curved fishhook point. Four serrations on external point.

Complete straight fishhook point, with an internal barb at the tip and external notches at the base. There are also small external notches running from the tip down the mid-point.

Complete bone pendant. Suspension hole at one end and slightly curved to a point at the other end.

Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a point, epiphysis remaining on proximal end.

Mostly complete comb made from a split bone, two of four teeth are broken at the distal end. Remaining teeth come to a point. Head is squared off with sawing mark visible on proximal edge.

Complete curved fishhook point, with serrations from tip to point.

Incomplete curved shank fragment. Broken at base portion. Knob present on head.

Unfinished fishhook point, barb at tip with some shallow notches on external side of base. Below notches there is a length of unworked bone.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front Surface is ground Differentiation between the butt and blade; sides are tapered towards the poll Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp