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Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except on proper right side of butt which is bruised. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side tapers towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped on proper right side. Otago Central written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid-green. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of front and back blade is ground, surfaces of sides and butt are bruised and flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel demarcated by a ridge. cutting edge is sharp and curved. Area between ridge and poll on back is concave.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll and on the proper right side. The bevel is demarked by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken pounamu pendant, part of proximal portion remaining. Light green tangiwai variety with high translucency. One side edge has been split longitudinally, breaking the suspension hole. Rounded proximal edge, slightly tapered toward the broken edge.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical Ground areas on front and back, with heavy bruising and flaking around edges. Butt has minor differentiation, right side proper has been reduced. Bevel demarcated by a very faint horizontal ridge. Cutting edge is blunt, rough and rounded.

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.

Pounamu toggle. Attached to D40.538 by a brown three-ply rope. Light green tahutahi variety; source believed to be Cascade Plateau area. Surface is ground. Triangular shape. Perforation through the centre of the toggle, drilled from both sides. One side has two bevels running lengthwise, demarcated by lines.

Complete adze. Cross section is circular through the middle and oval at the butt. The surface is ground. The butt is differentiated by strong reduction of front and back and tapering of the sides. The bevel is convex and demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Pounamu. Light green and silver. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised, one ground area on back of butt towards poll, and some flaking on proper right side of back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, butt widens indicating a shoulder just before break. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "Moeraki?" written on back.

Fragment of a hei tiki, side leg and arm portion remaining. Pounamu/nephrite, mid-green kawakawa variety. Some cloudy patches as well as dark specks are evident in this pounamu indicative of a South Westland source. Fragment consists of one curved arm (from shoulder down) resting on thigh of curved leg. Foot of leg is not in evidence. This piece is smoothly shaped on both sides.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the front of the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The butt is concave from the poll to the bevel. The cutting edge is straight and blunt with chipping.

Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground, with bruising and flaking along both sides. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrically curved, with the proper right side longer than the left. The blade tapers from the cutting edge to the poll.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is mostly ground down front and back, with bruising on butt and around sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with sides slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with chips missing along mid-cutting edge and proper left. "Murdering Beach." written on front

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the back corners and poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt with chipping.

Broken pounamu chisel. The cross section is an asymmetric lenticular. The surface is ground with flaking on the front and back, originating from the break. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green inanga variety. Surface is ground. Oval cross section. Suspension hole drilled from both sides and a notch at proximal end. Pendant tapers and curves slightly to one side at the distal end.

Large broken pounamu cutting tool, most of blade remaining. Surface is ground. Two pieces of the haft have broken off; one piece has been glued back on. There is a perforation, drilled from both sides, on one end of the haft. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with a bevel on each side.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green, cream. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, small amount of bruising on front edges. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, very lightly chipped on both corners of cutting edge. Tarewai Point written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised. Sides and back of blade are ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Plano convex (flattened at front) Ground with bruising around butt and poll. Butt has minor differentiation, sides have been tapered. Bevel demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.