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Broken chisel (cutting edge broken). Pounamu, burnt. White, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll angles down from the proper left to the proper right. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge broken off. Tarewai Pt. written on front.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground but has a lot of flaking, particularly on the butt but also on the front and back of the blade. There is a sawing mark on the proper left hand side. There is minor differentiation on the proper right hand side between the butt and the blade as the side tapers in towards the poll but there are no other significant butt features. The bevel is demarcated by a faint triangular line at the chin. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with one large chip on the proper right hand side.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green tangiwai/bowenite with high translucency and feather flaking. Surface is ground smooth. Lenticular cross section. Sides straight, rounded and tapered at both ends. Suspension hole drilled from both sides at proximal end.

complete. Rectangular. The surface is ground, with slight flaking. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, sides reduced in a shallow curve, flaring out at the butt to be wider than than the cutting edge. The bevel is continuous with blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Nevis, Central Otago" written on front and back.

Dark green pounamu pendant. Surface is ground. Proximal end has an off-centre broken suspension hole and notches on the top edge. Pendant is curved in a crescent shape. On the external edge of the curve, there is a large indentation at the proximal end and notches below running to the distal end. The internal edge of the curve is ground smooth.

Complete pounamu pendant. Tangiwai/bowenite variety, mid-green with light brown inclusions, high transparency. Surface is ground smooth. Curved with broken suspension hole and notches on one side of the proximal end. Large rectangular notched projection on the outer edge of the curve. Several shallower notches below the projection. Distal end is tapered to a dull point. Comp Sp. p95 (4.200)

Complete bowenite pounamu pendant in the shape of a fish. Mid and light green, high translucency, feather flakes. Rectangular cross section. Surface has been ground smooth. Proximal end is rounded in the shape of the fish's head, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides as the eyes and a notch at the proximal edge indicating the fish's "mouth." Pendant tapers to a point at the distal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Attached to pounamu toggle D40.539 by a brown three-play rope. Dark green bowenite/tangiwai variety, chatoyant and translucent. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. Seven notches on the proximal edge and a suspension hole drilled from both sides. One side edge is straight, and the other is curved; somewhat squared off at the distal end. Pendant is bevelled on both sides.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light brown, light blue. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front is ground, some bruising on lower blade. Proper left of back is ground, proper right is bruised and flaked. Sawing mark down proper right side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side tapers towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Glenorchy written on front.

Broken adze (Butt and cutting edge fragment missing). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and back. Flaked on butt and cutting edge where fragments have broken off. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, flaked.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green tangiwai variety, Piopiotahi source, with horizontal chatoyant bands. Proximal end tapers to a dull point, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Shallow grooves and very small notch just below the suspension hole. Curved, tapering to a sharp point at the distal end.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on the grey areas. All copper coloured areas are naturally rough. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete adze. Tangiwai pounamu. Black, silver, mid green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on most of front and bevel, sides and back are bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, back of adze increases towards butt, so blade is much less deep than butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight, oblique. "Moeraki" written on back.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green, dark grey, and silver kawakawa variety. Surface is ground. Elongated oval shape. Proximal end is rounded with an oblique reduction. The suspension hole is drilled from both sides and off-centre. Tapered to the distal end, with a bevel-like reduction on one side.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green, translucent with white and silver oxidation over most of surface. Straight bird form. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides with a projection on one side. Projection edge has a drill mark, representing a bird beak. Two notches at proximal edge. Distal end is slightly curved to one side at a dull point.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is mostly ground with rough areas. Flaked on lower proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, chipped.

Complete adze. White stone. Slender rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There are shoulders on the sides of the blade and a reduction in the stone to form the butt. There is no obvious bevel, the blade ends at a thin edge.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval Surface is mostly bruised, some ground areas. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Takiwai pounamu/nephrite hei tiki. Dark green with very high translucency. Head turned to proper left side. Both hands on thighs with three fingers. Large hole drilled right of centre by eye. Red sealing wax evident in eyes. Relief around mouth, nose and eyes light and polished on both sides. Drilled through at arms and feet.

Complete pounamu pendant. Tangiwai (bowenite) variety, dark green colour with longitudinal flaws running through it and high translucency. Surface is smoothly polished. Proximal end has been reduced, ground smooth, and drilled from both sides with a suspension hole. Roughly quadrangular in cross-section. Distal end has been squared off.