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Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.

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

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, notches on external side of base. Bone is very worn.

Broken fishhook point with the lower point remaining. The interior side of the point is serrated.

Complete fishhook point. Barbed and straight with notches at base.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is assymetrical. Suface is ground and bruised. Differentiation between the butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Papanui" inscription

Chert core that is light grey and mid brown in colour. Two faces of the core are cortex.

Piece of worked wood, use unknown. Kite-shaped, tapered at each end. Surface is course and knotted.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the back and flaked on the front. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade; sides slightly tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continous with the blade. Cutting edge is slightly curved and straight, but flaked. "Papanui" inscription.

Complete bird spear point. Has four barbs with small serrations on the lower shaft.

Mostly complete bird spear point, missing small part of tip. Has three barbs.

Complete bird spear point. Has three barbs. Superficial scratches all over. Small chip. Has a red spot.

Broken bird spear point, part of tip broken off. Two barbs. Serrations under each barb

Broken bird spear point, broken at tip. No barbs but has a notch on the tip. Also broken on the shaft on one side

Complete bird spear point. Has 8 barbs. Has red stains and looks to be glue on one side.

Broken bird spear point, missing part of lower shaft. Has 2 barbs with serrations at the tip. Looks like two other barbs were broken off on shaft.

Complete adze. Black adze. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground on back and bruised on front. Major differentiation between butt and blade; proper left side is reduced by a large flake. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp with some flaking. "Papanui Inlet" inscription

Complete bird spear point. Has 2 barbs. Superficial scratches on both sides

Broken bird spear point, missing top of tip. Has four barbs. Serrations on one side.