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Complete adze. Cross-section of butt is round. Cross-section of blade is oval. Surface is ground. Anterior shows minor differentiation between butt and blade. Some reduction of sides to form shoulder. Posterior shows major differentiation between butt and blade. Raised shoulder, reduction in overall circumference of butt. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with some flaking on the posterior portion. Horizontal red stripes up the entire anterior length of the adze. Lighter grey stripes on the posterior side.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except for areas of natural roughness Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Pounamu pendant. Light green inanga variety. Broken proximal end with drill mark on one side indicating an unfinished suspension hole. Distal end pointed.

Pounamu pendant. Mid-green kawakawa variety. Cross section is lenticular. Drill mark on one side of the proximal end indicates an unfinished suspension hole. Proximal edge is rounded and distal edge comes to a point.

Broken pounamu pendant, medial portion remaining. Dark green kawakawa variety. Square cross section with slightly rounded side edges. Surface is ground. Tapered at one end.

Broken pounamu pendant, distal portion remaining. Dark green and black kawakawa variety. Surface is ground. Sawing mark along one side edge. Distal edge is chipped and bruised.

Unfinished needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp. There is no eye at the proximal end, some chipping.

Complete needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp. There is a visible repair at the midpoint of the needle, where previously broken. There is a large, rough eye near the proximal end.

Complete needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp. There is no eye at the proximal end, which is chipped.

Unfinished needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp, no eye at proximal end.

Unfinished needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp, with no eye at the proximal end.

Unfinished needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp, with no eye at the proximal end.

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp, no eye at proximal end.

Unfinished needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp, no eye at proximal end.

Unfinished needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp, no eye at proximal end. Cracked along length.

Unfinished needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp. Proximal end is slightly reduced in thickness, with a long "V" shaped notch cut into it.

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness is reduced at the proximal end

Unfinished needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is pointed, but blunt. There is a slight curve to the shaft and no eye at the proximal end.

Complete bone point or shellfish picker. Pointed at both ends and manufactured from hollow bone. Split at one end.

Worked bone, length of hollow bone decorated with groups of three striations at even spaces down each side. One end is heavily chipped and cracked.