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Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface has large ground patches on both front and back. The rest of it, with both sides, is naturally rough. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Blade not present.

Broken pounamu gouge, blade remaining. Light green and cream in colour. Surface is ground with sawing marks on one side. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is chipped.

Broken adze (blade remaining) Cross-section is circular. Surface is smooth. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the break. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with some chipping.

Broken pounamu chisel, distal end remaining. Light green and light yellow in colour. Surface is ground smooth. Back side is flat. Tapered to a blunt point, with usewear on the distal edge.

Broken pounamu gouge, distal portion remaining. Light green in colour. Surface is ground. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the break. The bevel is demarcated with a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Roughout. Pounamu. Light green, white. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked and bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Presumed bevel is flaked and unfinished. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, also unfinished.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green and white. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with areas of natural roughness, flaked on poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Front of poll flaked so it slopes downwards. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp curved. Otago written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, area around butt is rough. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and straight, chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface has rough patches spread across a lot of the surface. Most of the front is ground, with two rough patches on the top and bottom. The bevel has a rough patch which extends across most of the surface. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved, quite heavily flaked.

Complete adze. Lenticular The surface is bruised and flaked. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and rounded.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides are reduced. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and flat, angled toward the right side proper.

Broken adze. Cutting edge and blade present broken at poll end. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is ground and bruised. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade but the sides taper markedly towards poll end. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is sharp, angled and lightly chipped.

Complete adze Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with flaking around butt and back Butt undifferentiated Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight. Prominent saw mark/gouge down the left side proper.

Incomplete adze. Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with bruising around break Butt not present. Bevel demarcated with line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight, angling toward right side proper.

Complete roughout. Pounamu. Light green, white. Cross-section is diamond shaped, though apices are not aligned. Surface is flaked and bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel is flaked and unfinished, continuous with blade. Cutting edge is blunt and curved, unfinished. Missing fragment from proper left side.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with bruising on sides of the butt Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides are reduced with a clear indentation on the front of the butt Bevel is demarcated by a slight line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, with a chip on proper left

Worked greenstone flake. Asymmetrical cross-section. Flaked and ground surface. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique curved ridge. The cutting edge is irregular.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground with scratch marks. Deep trench marking at butt portion of blade. Back of blade is also ground with flake scarring present. Deep flake scarring on right side of blade. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with a distinct ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.