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Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on rest of adze. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Black's Farm Heriot written on back.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion missing. White and light orange in colour. Flake scars present on ventral surface. Unifacial retouch present on one lateral margin on dorsal side.

Split silcrete blade, missing left lateral margin. Light brown and light orange in colour. Unifacial retouch present on right lateral margin on dorsal side.

Broken silcrete blade, missing proximal portion. Bifacial retouch present on one lateral margin, and unifacial retouch present on other lateral margin on dorsal side. Cortex present on dorsal side at proximal end.

Argillite, broken stone minnow shank, perforation drilled from both sides broken out at proximal end. Arrow points on opposite edges one ahead of the other leading to pointed distal end. Chatoyant darker green streaks running in bands amongst lighter green., Broken minnow lure, with head remaining. Cross-section is triangular, with flattened base and two perforated holes at apex of head. Shoulders are raised slightly.

Complete adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade with bruising on the butt and the back of the blade, with some flake scars. There is a reduction in the sides and front of the butt, and the butt is differentiated by a curved line of bruising. The bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge. The cutting edge is chipped.

Broken adze, butt remaining. Black and light brown stone. Cross-section is round on the butt and rectangular on the blade. Surface is ground and bruised. Sides of the butt are slightly reduced to form shoulders and front of the butt slopes to the poll. Cutting edge is curved and blunt and appears to have been reground, with a bevel that is continuous with the blade. "Waimera [Waiwera], South" inscription on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Side hafted adze. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade - proper right side heavily reduced, leaving a handle like shape on proper left of adze. Bevel is demarcated by surface, where it changes from bruised on the butt to ground on the bevel and cutting edge. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large chips along edge.

Complete adze. Basalt. Mid grey, dark grey. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface of front and back lower blade is ground, all other surfaces are bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, unusually, back reduced forming shoulder on back of adze. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, fragment missing from proper right. Cutting edge is heavily chipped. "Nth Taieri" written on front.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey/green stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised and flaked with a ground bevel and lower front of the blade. There is a reduction in the sides of the stone at the butt. The bevel is demarcated by the change of surface in an irregular line. The cutting edge is straight, smooth and sharp.

Complete toki. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Poll = Oval. Front of blade is mostly bruised. Back of blade is very similar to front - also bruised. Major differentiation between blade and butt. Clear reduction to the shoulder. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete toki. Rectangular. Narrowing in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground with flake scars. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. the bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp, slightly curved and oblique.

Complete adze. Oval. The surface is ground with some bruising and flake scars. Narrows slightly in the sides towards the poll. No differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and slightly oblique.

Complete toki. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is mostly bruised with flake scars. Flake scars are more present at poll portion. Back of blade is ground with small areas of bruising. Differentiation between blade and butt. Visible reduction in shoulder. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is straight with distinct chip at right portion and slightly sharp.

Broken toki (Butt, blade and bevel present). Very roughly oval. The surface is ground, with a saw cut on the proper right side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and demarcated by a slight ridge visible only on the proper right side. The cutting edge is missing.

Complete toki. Asymmetrical cross section. Front of blade has distinct flake scars (quite deep), and back of blade has vertical flake scarring (also quite deep). There is also a small hole at the top portion. No differentiation between blade and butt. Unsure where bevel lies on this blade. (not visible).

complete rectangular. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the butt and sides. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, the butt is reduced from the blade on the front and the sides forming a distinctive shoulder. The bevel straight and continuous with the blade.

Broken adze. Lower blade remaining. Rectangular. The surface of the back is mostly bruised and flaked with ground bevel. The surface of the front is mostly ground with some bruising and flaking. Dark brown speckling on surface of break and along surface of proper right side. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.