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Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at proximal end, with the faintest drill mark on one side.

Worked carved bone figure in two pieces, use unknown. Each piece has a pair of spiral carvings. One also has facial features above the spirals, and the edge is rounded at the top of the head. The other piece has two straight carvings on one end of the spirals, possibly indicating legs and toes; one side of this piece has broken off and been glued back together.

Complete adze Asymmetrical at poll, rectangular at blade. Ground in some areas but overall heavily bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Proper left side has been more reduced with raised shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a faint horizontal line. Cutting edge is straight, sharp and rough with some chipping.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs on head of shank. Basal notch.

Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground, with some bruising on the upper portion of the front, and on the proper left side of the back. There is also flaking on the back of the poll. 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: wedge shaped with the proper right side thinner than the left. The surface is predominantly bruised. The bevel and the front of the cutting edge are partially ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu. Cross-section is trapezoidal. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Major reduction on the proper left side of the butt; front is tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and flaked. "Ravensbourne" inscription.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front Ground with flaking around edges and poll. Butt has minor differentiation, tapers toward poll. Bevel demarcated by faint horizontal line crossing blade. Cutting edge is rough, uneven and curved with heavy chipping.

Pounamu pendant. Dark green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground with large sawing mark running the length of one side, indicating that it may have been meant to be cut in two. Distal edge has two projections with curved indentation caused by sawing mark. Tapers to the proximal end, with a broken suspension hole, drilled from both sides.

Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered towards the poll, but poll is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp with flake missing from centre. "Papanui Inlet" inscription

Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. Major differentiation between the butt and blade; sides are reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is irregularly curved and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription

Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal. Surface is ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription

Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some flaking. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Papanui Inlet" inscription

Complete adze. Mid-green pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some flaking. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade; poll is tapered. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is mostly flaked away. "Papanui Inlet" inscription

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Mostly complete fish gorge, tip missing from one end.

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end sharpened.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front and sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with bruising around the butt. Differentiation between the butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.