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Complete straight fishhook point, External notches on lower base. Internal barb, uppermost tip broken off.

Complete straight fishhook point, notch at base and barb near tip.

Broken pounamu drill point, missing half the poll. The cross section is trapezoidal, with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground, with flaking on the break. There is a horizontal wearing across the front of the blade. The point of the drill is sharp.

Broken adze, butt remaining. Dark grey stone. Surface is bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Major differentiation between butt and blade with front reduced to form a ridge. Bevel and cutting edge are not present. "Taieri Mouth." inscription.

Complete straight fishhook point, barb on internal side centre of fishhook, followed by serrations to tip, serrations on external side to tip.

Broken, curved fishhook point with the base and lower point remaining. There are lower, external notches at the base.

Broken straight fishhook point, midsection remaining.

Partially manufactured fishhook centre.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete adze roughout. Grey stone. Irregular trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is roughly shaped and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is flaked. The adze had been broken in two and glued back together. The adhesive is discoloured and the crack very visible.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal. Surface is ground on blade and bruised on butt Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced to form raised shoulders Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved with some chipping

Complete basalt adze. Cross-section is triangular on butt and upper blade, with apex to the top. Towards the distal end, the apex flattens making the cross-section trapezoidal, with the front narrower than the back. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, slightly curved.

Complete adze. Rectangular Ground with heavy flaking on back and bruising around butt. Butt has major differentiation - sides and front have been heavily reduced and shoulders have been raised. Bevel is demarcated by two straight lines meeting in an apex in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is straight with slight rounding, sharp and has minor chipping. GLAM ADZE

Complete adze Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with some bruising and flaking. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade, The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is sharp, slightly curved and heavily chipped.

Complete adze Asymmetrical Bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Bevel continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge, which is sharp, straight and slightly curved.

Complete adze Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with some flaking and bruising, mostly around the sides. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green, light green, silver. Cross-section is asymmetrical, due to unbroken section of pounamu worked through with sawing marks hanging off proper left side. Surface is mostly ground, with bruising on proper right front. Sawing marks down front and back towards proper left. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped. "Little Papanui" written on front.

Complete adze. Rectangular Ground with bruising around butt. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Proper left side has been more reduced with raised shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a strong horizontal line crossing blade. Cutting edge is blunt, angled, slightly rounded and smooth,

Incomplete, broken adze. Oval cross-section The surface is bruised and flaked, with a small ground portion. It is unclear which end of an adze this piece is. One surface, either the front or back is ground. There are some rounded edges.

Incomplete, broken adze. Asymmetrical cross-section The surface is ground on the front. The back is flaked and the proper left side is bruised. It is unclear which end of an adze this piece is. The sides are straight. The front of the blade is slightly curved.