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Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is a circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll and front. The bevel is demarcated by a concave sawing mark. The cutting edge is a point and sharp.

Mostly complete pounamu chisel, broken at the poll. Dark green. Surface has been ground smooth. Rectangular shape and cross section. Sawing mark on one side edge. Distal edge is straight and sharp, with a straight bevel demarcated by a line on each side.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is a rectangle. The surface is ground with flaking on the front, back and proper left cutting edge. The butt has minor delineation with tapering from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green and silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and bevel, bruised on sides and back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, poll is oblique, pointed at proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper right and left sides.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Light green. Surface is ground and flaked. Tapered to a curved, chipped cutting edge.

Broken adze (most of blade remaining). Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front, back and upper sides, bruising on lower sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll appears to be broken on the proper right side, resulting in a pointed poll on proper left. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is broken off, with fragments missing from proper left and right lower blade.

Broken adze (large worked fragment). Pounamu. Light green, silver, light brown. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper heavily towards poll which is pointed. Large fragment missing from blade on proper left side. Cutting edge is curved, but very unfinished.

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.

Incomplete adze. Light brown. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is ground and bruised, with an unworked section on one side of the butt. There is a small shoulder on one side of the blade that distinguishes it from the butt. There is no bevel end, the broken end is flaked.

Broken adze (butt remaining) Cross-section is oval Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Blade not present.

Complete rough out Cross-section is rectangular Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front and back, bruising on back on butt and sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper heavily towards poll, which is pointed. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chip on proper right side. "Murdering Beach" written on sticker on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green and silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised, ground on bevel and front lower blade. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, slight reduction on proper right side, proper left side taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper left side. "Murdering Beach" written on sticker on back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on proper right of back and on proper left of front, and bevel. Other surfaces are flaked and bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, which is quite pointed. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper right side. "Murdering Beach" written on sticker on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some bruising on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Murdering Beach" written on sticker on front.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Pounamu. Dark green and silver. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front, on mid-section of back, and bevel. Sides and rest of back are bruised. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Murdering Beach" written on sticker on front.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some bruising on sides and part of back. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. chipped on proper right side. "Murdering Beach" written on sticker on front.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Pounamu. Light green, mid blue. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and front, bruised on other surfaces. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved, chipped. "Murdering Beach" written on front.