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Mostly complete curved fishhook point with upper tip absent.

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

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with bruising around the butt. Differentiation between the butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Complete, curved fishhook point that is serrated along the upper, external point and tip.

Complete curved fishhook point with notches at base. Made from a seal's tooth.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with bruising on the sides of the butt. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade. Sides are reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Complete straight fishhook point. Barbed with notches at base.

Complete straight fishhook point. External notches at base and middle. Internal upper barb. Transverse striations across face at lower notches. Diagonal striations from above basal notches, intersecting with transverse striations and ending at internal basal corner.

Broken, curved fishhook point with the lower point remaining.

Mostly complete picker. Small chip at the proximal end and tip is broken from distal end.

Broken threader, distal end is sharpened. Broken at the proximal end.

Broken threader, cracked at the proximal end. Distal end is sharp pointed.

Mostly complete picker. Small chip and cracks at the proximal end.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll. There are sawing marks on opposite sides. The point is sharp.

Piece of hollow, straight bone, broken on one end and worked to a sharp point at the other end. Surface is smooth with polishing marks evident, particularly around the point.

Complete bone chisel, some chipping at the proximal end.

Piece of hollow, straight bone, broken at one end. The other end is split with filed edges, presumably tapering to a point, the tip of which has broken off.

Piece of hollow, straight worked bone. One end is broken and the other is split and filed to a point.

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

Complete fish gorge, slightly chipped at one end.