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Complete bone needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness is reduced at the proximal end, with a drilled, circular eye.

Complete curved fishhook point. Notches at base.

Complete large shellfish picker, manufactured from hollow bone. Visible repair where previously broken. Cracked towards distal end.

Mostly complete shellfish picker. Manufactured from hollow bone, proximal end is broken and the tip of the distal end is cracked and split.

Complete awl or shellfish picker. Manufactured from hollow bone with an epiphysis.

Complete bone point or shellfish picker. Manufactured from hollow bone, with epiphysis on the proximal end.

Bone point or shellfish picker. Long and slender.

Bone point or shellfish picker. Long and slender.

Unfinished bird spear point. Single barb at base. Notches indicating unfinished barbs along shaft.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete curved fishhook point

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb at tip. External notches at base.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade, with bruising on the bevel. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with a distinct point.

Broken bird spear point, tip is broken and lower shaft is also broken. 8 barbs. It is black on the side, may be burnt and there is surface cracks and cuts on it. In one place it looks cut. White spots on it

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground. There is flaking along the sides of the back, and both flaking and bruising on the sides of the butt. There is a small, rectangular piece of paper adhered to the front. The butt is differentiated by a reduction at the shoulder. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is asymmetrically curved, with the proper right side of the blade longer then the left. The cutting edge is sharp, with a few small chips.

Complete stone chisel. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground on the blade and back, with the sides bruised and flaking at the poll. There is flaking on the proper right back corner. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete adze. The cross section is lozenge shaped. The surface is ground with some flaking on the front of the butt. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical: lozenge shaped on the proper left side, with a sawing mark and ridge dominating the proper right side. There is a ridge down the centre of the back. The surface is ground. There is a clear, rough substance adhered to the front surface near the poll which also has trapped hair or fibres adhered to it. The butt is undifferentiated. The poll is reduced almost to a point. The bevel is demarcated by a triangular ridge at the chin. The cutting edge is asymmetrically curved, with the proper left side of the blade longer than the right. The cutting edge is sharp.

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