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complete straight fishhook point. 1 internal barb, 1 external notch at The base.

Complete adze. Oval Surface is bruised with flaking around poll, sides and cutting edge. Butt has minor differentiation; left side proper has been reduced. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is rough, sharp and heavily chipped.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground and the back is flaking. The blade has minor demarcation as it tapers towards the poll. The blade is bevelled on both sides and is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete adze. Plano-convex, front flattened. Surface is ground, with bruising on the sides and flaking on the front right proper corner Butt has minor differentiation - the left side proper has been reduced. Bevel is demarcated with a line. Cutting edge is sharp, rounded and smooth with some flaking to the edge.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised, except for lower blade which is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Large chip on proper right side of cutting edge.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is mostly flaked, except for lower blade which is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some bruising on sides and on bevel. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming shoulder, one large lug at poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped.

Dark green pounamu pendant with a broken suspension hole, drilled from both sides. Surface and edges are ground. Pendant curved at a right angle. Distal end is rounded.

Mostly complete shark tooth pendant with broken suspension hole and red sealing wax at the root.

Complete pounamu pendant with faded red cloth tied at proximal end. Dark green and black. Chatoyant with high transparency. Octagonal cross section. Tapered at each end. Proximal end is rounded with a suspension hole drilled from each side. Distal end is flattened.

Complete patu onewa, with no tau. Drill perforation present. Blade has moderate chipping along one edge. Patu is present in two pieces which have been glued back together very deftly. Butt has ornamental grooves across the top.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and black in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. Rounded at both ends, with a large suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end.

Broken curved fishhook point. Flat base with notch on external side and a broken fragment from internal base. Incurved tip with distal tip missing. Very small perforation near external side on base.

Broken point, one end remaining. Sides taper to pointed end.

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

Complete fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.

Broken fishhook, shank remaining. External knob on head of shank, internal knob broken off.

Broken one-piece fishhook, most of shank and base remaining. Head of shank broken off, with internal knob of shank remaining. There is a basal notch on the point side of the base.

Broken one-piece fishhook, curved point remaining. Incurved tip, very end broken off.

Broken pounamu pendant, rounded distal end remaining. Circular cross section. Black with a ground surface.