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Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some light bruising on front and back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Mostly complete pounamu pendant, small piece broken off distal end. Light green, light grey, and silver inanga variety. Feature fractures and low transparency. Surface is ground with a sawing mark on one side of the proximal end. Proximal end is rounded with a slightly off-centre suspension hole drilled from both sides. Side edges taper to the broken distal end with a reduction on one side.

Unfinished flute. Both ends are finished, and at one end there is a single perforation. Around the perforation there are striations in a chevron pattern. There are striations in a diagonal pattern that wrap around the remainder of the flute.

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

Broken curved fishhook point, mid and base remaining, tip not present.

Broken fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Broken fish gorge, large medial fragment remaining, tips broken off at both ends.

Broken fishhook point, one sharpened end remaining. Visible repair where previously broken.

Broken straight fishhook point, broken at base and tip.

Broken needle, shaft and distal end remaining. Distal end is sharp. Broken at the eye at the proximal end. Thickness reduced at the proximal end.

Complete adze. Basalt. Mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, light flaking on proper left side and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Tarewai Point written on front and back.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is ground, with flaking at the cutting edge. There is bruising on the poll. There are three sawing marks on the blade, two on the proper left and right of the front, and the middle of the back. The bevel is demarcated by concave wearing. The cutting edge is chipped off.

Broken bone point, broken at the proximal end. Manufactured from hollow bone.

Mostly complete bone awl, chipped around the proximal end.

Bone pendant, small portion broken off at each end. Comes to a point at one end. A large barb-like notch on each side.

Unfinished fishhook point, from piece of jawbone. Partial tooth remaining in jaw.

Broken stone chisel. The cross section is an asymmetric rectangle, with the proper right tapering towards the proper left. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break. There is bruising on the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.

Complete straight fishhook point. External notch on side of base. Internal barb near tip.