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Complete adze. Red stone. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground and bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper toward the poll and poll slopes from proper left downward to proper right. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and blunt with flaking.

Dark red argillite implement, use unknown. Possibly a pendant, spear head, or other weapon. Surface is ground smooth with chipping at each end. Proximal end has been squared off with five or six notches down both side edges. Curves outward at shoulders and then sides taper toward the distal end. Two barb-like projections on each side (one broken off on one side). Blade is bevelled down the centre on one side.

Carved piece of red argillite, use unknown. Surface is ground and cross section is lenticular. One end is reduced, with curved side edges and a decorative end edge, similar to the butt of a patu. There is a Y-shaped carving on each side, creating shoulders with raised projections. Below the projections, the side edges are straight, and the other end edge is broken. There is a groove running lengthwise down the centre on both sides, slightly curved. One of the Y-shaped carvings has been outlined in pencil.

Cast of broken shank with the head and most of the shank remaining. It has a triangular cross-section that is serrated at the tip. There is a perforation through the head and one notch on either side of the head. It is coloured red.

Broken red argillite knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded on one side and bruised and flaked on the other. Cutting edge is sharp and flat.

Broken minnow shank lure, portion behind head remaining. Partial perforations remaining. Triangular cross-section.

Complete argillite adze. Cross-section is rectangular, sides slightly bowed. Surface is mostly ground, with some flaking. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced towards poll end. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped.

Complete argillite knife. Surface is grounded on both sides. Cutting edge is blunt and curved with bevel present on both surfaces. Haft end is tapered.

Adze, with large curved bevelled edge. Poll end almost circular in cross section; blade triangular in cross section. Light blue/green/grey in colour. Small bevel, not sharp. Blade polished; handle is not. Non-smooth surface down one side of blade.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground, flaked at poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line, and is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Pakohu/argillite pendant. Dark grey with a ground surface. Wedge in cross section. Proximal end is tapered and has a deep groove and shallower cutting marks for lashing. One side edge is flattened and the other comes to a blunt edge. Distal end is oblique and chipped, with a bevel on one side, indicating that this may have been reworked from an adze.

Complete adze. Argillite. Black, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface of blade and back are ground, surface on front and sides of butt is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced before flaring at poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, some chipping along cutting edge.

Complete adze. Argillite. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground , becoming more bruised towards butt and poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced slightly. On back, butt differentiated by a raised portion of stone. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved slightly at edges.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is mostly ground with bruising on sides of butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming large shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. Two lugs on front corners of poll.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is flaked and bruised Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced. Shoulders are raised. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line. Cutting edge is sharp, straight and heavily chipped. The back of the blade is slightly concave.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is semi-circular, with front flattened. Surfaces of front and back lower blade are ground, Back and proper left sides are flaked, other surfaces are bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll angles down from proper left to proper right. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large fragment of proper left cutting edge missing.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey and black. Cross-section is roughly rectangular, with apex to back. Surface of front is ground, other surfaces are flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Portion of front is ground, rest of front and sides are flaked, back is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Complete roughout. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.