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Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the bevel. There is flaking on the front. There are sawing marks on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is diagonal, straight and blunt.

Chisel, Whao

Taoka Maori

D37.884

Broken pounamu chisel, middle of the blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is flaking on both ends, at the breaks. There are light sawing marks on the front corners. The bevel and cutting edge are both flaked off.

Spear, Bird

Taoka Maori

D37.885

Bone bird spear point with three barbs and notch at base.

Threader

Taoka Maori

D37.894

Broken threader, long fragment with distal end remaining. Broken around the proximal end.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Maori

D37.895

Complete slightly curved fishhook point with no visible features or markings.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Maori

D37.896

Complete curved fishhook point. No visible notches or barbs present on hook.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Maori

D37.897

Incomplete curved fishhook point. Point end is missing. Base has no visible features or markings.

Chisel, Whao

Taoka Maori

D37.898

Long piece of hollow, straight bone. Part of epiphysis remaining on one end. Split about midway down the shaft and worked to a sharp point at the other end.