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Complete pounamu pendant. Light green-blue and black schistose inanga variety with feather fractures and low transparency. Low temperature heat treated, especially near the proximal end. Cross-section is half-circular. Surface is ground on one side and flaked on the other, with a sawing mark on one side edge. Straight, rectangular shape, slightly reduced at the proximal end with a knob for suspension. Distal edge is straight.

Large bone point. Surface is polished and smooth. Slight shoulders and reduction at the middle of the point.

Broken bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Two barbs, one on each side of the tip. Four notches on one side.

Complete threader.

Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp.

Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp.

Broken fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present. Notches on external side of base.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.

Curved piece of worked bone, broken at each end. Possibly a fishhook point.

Complete adze. Oval at the poll, asymmetrical at the blade. Heavily flaked and bruised. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by faint lines running from corners toward centre of blade. Cutting edge is straight, blunt and slightly chipped.

Worn hammerstone, with use wear around the ring of the rock. There is a worked bevel on the back, which is flaked on the proper right.

Adze roughout. Grey stone. Cross-section is circular. Surface is flaked. Reduction on the front and back of the butt. Bevel is demarcated by flake scars. Cutting edge is flaked and unfinished. "McKays" inscription.

Broken adze, upper blade to lower butt remaining. Previously in two parts where the blade meets the butt, now repaired. Cross-section of butt is oval, Assymetrical towards blade. Surface is ground and flaked. There is a reduction on the front proper right side of the butt. The poll, bevel and cutting edge have been broken off.

Adze roughout. Grey and brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked and bruised. Reduction on proper left side of the butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and unfinished. "McKays" inscription.

Adze roughout. Grey and brown stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal. Surface is bruised and flaked. There is a reduction in the proper right side of the butt and upper blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and flaked. "McKays" inscription.

Broken adze, part of blade remaining. Dark grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Butt is not present. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp but flaked. "McKays." inscription.

Adze roughout. Cross-section is triangular. Surface is flaked and bruised. Sides and back of the butt are reduced and tapered towards the poll. There is no obvious bevel. Cutting edge is blunt and straight, unfinished.

Broken adze roughout, blade remaining. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. There is a major reduction in the proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is a flat, unfinished edge with some flaking. "McKays" inscription.

Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment with base missing. No visible notches or barbs present.

Broken point, medial portion remaining. Tip of distal end broken off, and broken at proximal end.