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Partially manufactured fishhook, showing drill work along one side.

Partially manufactured fishhook, showing drill work along one side

Partially manufactured hook.

Broken needle, shaft and proximal end remaining. The tip is broken off. There is a visible repair where previously broken at the middle of the shaft. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end, cracked from eye to end.

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, with two drilled, circular eyes, the lower slightly bigger.

Fishhook tab, drilled along one side.

Complete straight fishhook point, notches on external side of base.

Complete straight fishhook point, notches on external side of base.

Complete point, distal end fine and sharp. The proximal end is wider, with two notches along one edge.

Bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Slightly chipped at both ends.

Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends. There are three partial perforations along the broken edge. There are diagonal striations. One split crack at one end, and numerous hair cracks.

Complete curved fishhook point. Notch on external side, serrations on notch and external side from notch to tip.

Broken curved fishhook point, mid and base remaining. Perforation at base.

Complete, curved fishhook although part of the tip is missing. It has a lower, exterior barb that is serrated.

Complete curved fishhook point. Notches at base, and along mid external side.

Broken bird spear point. Middle of shaft remains, with three barbs.

Large moa bone point, distal end sharpened.

Complete flute. Finished at both ends, though both are chipped, and one has a small fragment missing. At one end there are two perforations on the side. There are three perforations through the top. There are several cracks.

Complete bird bone pendant. Surface is polished. Tapered to a point at the distal end. Rounded at the proximal end, with a suspension hole. A kink is carved in the bone about halfway down the pendant.

Complete straight fishhook point, with internal barb and notches on external side of base.