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Complete adze. Oval at poll, plano-convex (front flattened) at blade. Surface is ground with some bruising and flaking on sides and butt. Butt has major differentiation, sides have been reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a faint ridge. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapered towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Piece of twisted muka cord

Set of fire oven stones.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Dark green and green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground except at poll (where possibly broken). Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete chisel. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of poll is oval. Surface is mostly ground, with some flaking and bruising on sides and butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides heavily reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped.

Complete adze. Greywacke. Dark grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is mostly ground, some bruising on sides, and flaked at poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Corners of front and sides reduced so they are rounded. On proper right side of butt there is a possibly natural depression. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight, large chip on proper right side.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Cross-section is oval (almost circular). Surface is ground except at poll (possibly where broken). Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and very curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Sides tapered towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with large chip on proper left front.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid-grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is mostly ground, with some light bruising and flaking on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Small chip on proper left side.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green, dark grey, light green, cream. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, back narrower than front. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of blade is mostly ground, some bruising, especially on proper left side, and some flaking. Large flake scars on front. Surface of butt is bruised, large flake scars on back. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Small teka (footrest) from a kō (digging stick). Mid-brown wood. Surface is smooth, with chisel marks visible. One side is sawn flat and there is a perforation in the centre for lashing to the kō. The step platform is slightly curved upward and has decorative notches on the two side edges.

Complete tatā (canoe bailer). Elongated and narrow, made from mid brown rimu with a dark red stain. Handle formed in two curved pieces, joining together at a face carving on the butt. Proximal end of the scoop has a pakura design around the exterior surface of the rim. Horizontal grooves on the exterior bottom of the proximal end of the scoop. The interior surface and distal end of the exterior surface of the scoop are smooth and undecorated. The interior of the scoop has a ridge at about the midpoint, tapering to the pouring lip.

Stone adze blade. Cutting edge substantially chipped. Grey, with some black markings on upper half. Body of adze has quadrangular cross section. Majority of back, sides and front of blade are polished. Front of butt primarily hammerdressed. Marked transverse ridge on butt parallel to edge between blade and butt. Has stylistic affinities to some Canterbury adzes. Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is more semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is ground. Flaked at poll. Major differentiation between blade and butt. Front reduced and sides taper towards poll. Butt is demarcated by 2 ridges Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete taiaha. Dark brown wood with surface worked smooth. One end has a large head and tongue carving, with a simplistic spiral pattern on the tongue. Blade flattens and flares out, with a lenticular cross-section. Some chips and notches on blade, possibly usewear?

Mostly complete straight fishhook point. Tip missing. Two notches near base on outside.

Adze roughout showing large flake scars. Might have been intended to be a hogback. Black- dark grey in colour but has been in a house fire. Some patches of lighter grey obvious. Cutting edge apparently only ca 2cm in this state. Complete roughout. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Repaired sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete curved fishhook point. Two notches near base; slightly in curved point.