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Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical: lozenge shaped on the proper left side, with a sawing mark and ridge dominating the proper right side. There is a ridge down the centre of the back. The surface is ground. There is a clear, rough substance adhered to the front surface near the poll which also has trapped hair or fibres adhered to it. The butt is undifferentiated. The poll is reduced almost to a point. The bevel is demarcated by a triangular ridge at the chin. The cutting edge is asymmetrically curved, with the proper left side of the blade longer than the right. The cutting edge is sharp.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. On front side, near the butt, there is a small amount of flaking. PR side is slightly flaked as well. Rest is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and straight, chipped.

Broken pounamu/nephrite whao/gouge, blade remaining. Kawakawa variety, dark green with white circular inclusions. Circular cross section. Surface is ground. Concave indentation near broken end. Cutting edge is tapered, curved, and sharp.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrically trapezoidal, with the back narrower then the front. The proper right side is reduced at a more oblique angle then the left. The surface is predominantly ground, with some bruising on the front of the butt. The light green surface is speckled with brown. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin. The cutting edge is asymmetrical, with the proper right side of the blade longer then the left. It is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground across most of the front and back. Upper PL side has a small patch of natural roughness, as does the lower middle of the PR side. Poll also has a small patch of roughness. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is square. The surface is flaked and bruised. The poll is reduced on both sides to create a cutting edge. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green, dark green, and silver. Surface is ground smooth. Hexagonal cross section. Tapered at each end. Suspension hole drilled from both sides of the proximal end.

Unfinished adze. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked. The sides of the blade curve to the proper left at the butt. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp. Green Hills written on back.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green tangiwai variety. Chatoyant with high translucency. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. Tapered and rounded at each end. Suspension hole drilled from both sides at proximal end.

Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, with a sawing mark on the proper right side. Sides taper to the poll end, which may have a fragment missing. There is no differentiation between the butt and blade. There is a line that demarcates the bevel. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with small chips missing.

Unfinished adze. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flaking and bruising on the proper left and a saw mark on the proper right. The proper left side of the blade tapers in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique line. The cutting edge is sharp and oblique. Greenhills written on back.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green with white inclusions. Surface is ground smooth. One complete and one broken suspension hole. Serrations running along both sides from the proximal end to the distal ends. Distal end is a curved, crescent-moon shape, with one end slightly longer than the other. Edges are rounded.

Complete mere pounamu. Dark green and silver takiwai variety with high translucency and chatoyant bands. Spatulate in shape. Distal edge of blade is straight and sharp with rounded side edges. Bilateral reduction where the blade meets the handle, flaring out again at the proximal end. Four ornamental grooves on both sides of butt with perforation in the centre, which interrupts the grooves. Perforation hole is straight sided and threaded with a leather thong.

Set of four pendants strung together via suspension holes with a piece of black ribbon. One is a pounamu pendant, mid-green in colour, high translucency, square in cross-section, and squared off at each end. The other three are mako shark teeth pendants. One has purple sealing wax at the root, and the other two have red sealing wax.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground across back and most of front. Naturally rough along sides. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Blade not present.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Surface is ground with bruising and flaking around the edges. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight, sharp, angled and has minor chipping.

Complete adze. Light green and black pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the front and flaked on the back. Sides and back of the butt are reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked. "Long Beach" inscription.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with sawing marks on proper left side. Flaking and bruising around the butt, with front sloping down to meet poll. Bevel on front and back, both demarcated by lines. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp. "Long Beach" inscription.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. The surface is ground with heavy flaking on the back and proper right of the front, and the poll. Butt undifferentiated from the blade and has been flaked away on the proper right front. The bevel is demarcated by an angular line and the blade is sharp, and smooth, with a slightly curved cutting edge.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front is mostly ground, PR corner has a small flake. Middle of back has a patch of natural roughness which extends across the entire width. Both sides are ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and straight, chipped.