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partial oval cross section, flatter on back than front. polished, very minimal bruising Bevel descends on a medium angle from blade. Slight curving, medium sharp cutting edge butt broken off

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid green and dark grey takiwai variety with cracks throughout. Proximal end is opaque and distal end is highly translucent. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Slightly curved to one side and tapered to a dull point at the distal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green inanga variety with high translucency at the distal end and chatoyant bands. Surface is polished. Proximal end edge is squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Distal end is tapered to a point.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green with high translucency at the distal end. Surface is ground with peck marks. Cross section is lenticular. Tapered from the centre to the proximal end. Ends are rounded. Off-centre suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled mostly from one side.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and silver kawakawa variety with black inclusions. Surface is ground. Proximal edge is squared off with a notch. Suspension hole is drilled from both sides. Distal end has a curved, tapered, chisel-like edge.

partial Quadrangular diamond cross-section consistent. polished surface, minor flake scarring and bruising from butt break off presumably. Saw marks on front and back Bevel descends on a very low angle from blade. Sharp cutting edge. Cutting edge slopes off towards proper right diamond shaped cross section

fragment Quadrangular cross-section consistent. polished bevel, flake scarring on edges, very minor bruising on blade Bevel descends on a very low angle from blade (only partially complete). Sharp cutting edge. Cutting edge slopes off towards proper right blade splinter fragment with bevel

Complete Rectangular cross-section. Front of blade is ground. Bottom left portion has flake scars present. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with line. Cutting edge is curved and blunt.

complete Quadrangular cross-section consistent. part polished, heavy flake scarring no distinct differentiation of butt, continuation of quadrangular shape Bevel descends on a medium angle from blade. Slight curving, medium sharp cutting edge entire adze is slightly curved up

Broken adze, blade and bevel only Asymmetrical trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. Division scar on proper right side, flaking surface at top on both front and back The piece of adze is the blade and bevel only, there is no butt The cutting edge is sharp and nearly straight. The bevel is narrow and straight and continuous with the blade

Complete gouge. Pounamu. Light green, mid green. Cross-section is circular. Surface is ground, sawing mark down proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line, and is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. "?Wakatipu Dist." written on front.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground with flaking on the front. There is sawing marks on the proper left. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Broken pounamu gouge, blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with faking on the back. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with some flaking at the poll and one flake on the front. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt. There is some chipping along the cutting edge.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with faking on the poll and cutting edge. There is paper residue on the front. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line with the accession number written on the bevel. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with faking on the large bevel at the back. Both ends are bevelled on both sides. The large bevel is demarcated by diagonal straight lines. The smaller cutting edge is bevelled on the back demarked by a diagonal line. The bevel on the top is continuous with the blade. Both cutting edges are straight and sharp.

Complete hei tiki. Dark green nephrite/kawakawa pounamu/South Westland. Small, made with metal tools. Head rests on right shoulder. Heart- shaped mouth; no eyebrows; nose indicated. Hour glass perforation in centre forehead. Right hand with three fingers and thumb rests on stomach. Left hand with three fingers rests on thigh. Pierced between upper arms/body and between legs/abdomen both sides. Base rounded with notch at point where feet meet. 3 toes indicated each foot.

Complete pendant. Takiwai pounamu. Straight with flattened oval cross section. Surface is ground and polished. Parallel sided with rounded distal end. Proximal end rounded and perforated - wide uneven sided hole.

Mostly complete pounamu pendant, tip of distal end broken off. Light green in colour. Suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled from both sides. Wavy edges at the centre, tapering and curved to the distal end.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front and back of adze is ground, sides are rougher. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides heavily reduced, flaring out at the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line, and is slightly concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.