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Complete picker, epiphysis on the proximal end.

Broken, curved fishhook point with the base and lower point remaining. It has a lower, internal notch.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining. Notch on side.

Complete, curved fishhook point.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and square on the butt Surface is ground with some bruising on the back mid-blade Minor differentiation between the butt and blade; sides are tapered toward the poll but the poll is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp

Incomplete adze, broken part of butt and poll only. Dark grey stone. Quadrangular stone. The surface is ground, with flake scars and bruising at the break and poll. "151" is written in pencil on one side.

Broken curved fishhook point, all remaining except the tip.

Mostly complete threader. Pointed at both ends, one end is slightly broken. There is a visible repair where previously broken.

Broken curved fishhook point, all remaining except tip and one side of base.

Unidentified fishhook fragment.

Complete straight fishhook point with upper interior barb and lower exterior notches.

Complete point of a composite hook; curved with external notches on base.

Broken one-piece fishhook, base, lower shank and lower point remaining. Notch on base. Previously broken at base and glued together.

Complete sinker with a faint transverse lashing groove.

Mostly complete patu aruhe made of whalebone. Blade has an elliptical perforation through the centre and is heavily reduced on the sides around the perforation. A groove extends from the perforation around the bottom of the blade. Sides of the blade are also reduced where it meets the handle to form shoulders. Small part of the butt has broken off, and there is an indentation around part of the butt that remains. Cross-section is square on the blade and circular on the handle.

Partially manufactured fishhook with drilling marks around inner edge.

Straight piece of bone.

Complete curved shank. Knob present at head.

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

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a small, circular eye at the proximal end. Thickness is reduced at the proximal end.