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Piece of split bone, worked to a blunt, flattened point. Surface around the point has polishing marks evident.

Fragment of broken and split bone, worked to a point at one end.

Adze roughout. Grey and brown stone. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is flaked and bruised. Reduction in the back of the butt with sides tapered towards the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "McKays ground Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Broken adze, part of blade remaining. Brown stone. Surface is ground and flaked. Cross-section is lenticular. Butt is not present. Bevel and cutting edge are not present due to flaking.

Piece of hollow bone, worked to a point at one end and filed flat around the edges. Surface is smooth and polished.

Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment with point missing. At point portion there are two holes on the side of hook.

Piece of hollow bone, broken at one end and worked to a blunt point at the other end. Surface around the point has polishing marks evident.

Piece of hollow bone, broken and split at each end. One end is worked to a sharp point. Surface around the point has polishing marks evident.

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

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground with some flaking. There is a saw mark on the proper right side and another prominent saw mark on the front. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The blade is demarcated by a straight line at the chin. The cutting edge is oblique and blunt.

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with some flaked off areas. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade, just a slight tapering of the sides. The bevel is demarcated by a semi-circular ridge that has been flaked out. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete fish gorge.

Mostly complete threader, small fragment missing from the proximal end and tip of point broken.

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a sawn, almost circular eye at the proximal end.

Complete fish gorge.

Mostly complete threader. Both ends pointed, but tip of one broken off.

Complete threader, pointed at both ends. There are two small notches along the top towards one end.

Complete curved fishhook point with 1 notch present on top of base.

Mostly Complete straight fishhook point. Portion of the base is missing. Barb present at point end.

Complete bone bird spear point. Four barbs. Serrations along barbed side. Notch at base.