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Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Two remaining barbs with notches.

Mostly complete bird spear point, small part of shaft is broken. 2 barbs. Cracks all over it with a lot of brown stains.

Broken bird spear point, the shaft is broken. There are two barbs, one of each side. Under one of the barbs there is also a small chip. One crack at the tip

Mostly complete bird spear point, small part of tip is broken off. 2 barbs

Broken bird spear point, the shaft is broken. 4 barbs. Small cracks over it.

Bird spear point, broken at each end. Single barb.

Mostly complete bird spear point, small part broken off each end. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Three barbs.

Unfinished bird spear point, broken at each end. One complete barb and one incomplete barb.

Broken bird spear point, tip with two barbs remaining

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is mostly ground with flake scars at upper portion and bruising to the sides. Back of blade is also ground with bruising and flaking to the left bottom portion. No differentiation between blade and butt. Blade does taper in towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated with a line. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Possibly a broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is rough. Blade not present.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing grooves at each end.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove on one side.

Rock core that is mid brown and light grey in colour. There is a section of the cortex on the base.

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground. There is flaking at the poll and on the back, next to the bevel. There is minor delineation between blade and poll, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and lower portion of front. Surface is bruised on upper portions of adze. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper to poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, though demarcated by surface change. The cutting edge is sharp and curved, though chipped on the proper right side.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is partially ground down front and sides, heavy bruising where not ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper left side reduces slightly at poll end of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and oblique. "Purakanui" written on back.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground, with sawing marks visible on both sides (polished smooth). Distal end comes to a dull point and has a bevel demarcated by a line.