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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Complete silcrete blade. Light grey in colour.
Incomplete silcrete blade, Medial portion remaining. Dark brown in colour.
Complete, silcrete blade. Large flake scars on the ventral and dorsal surface. Mid brown and light grey in colour.
Broken silcrete blade with the distal portion present. There are flake scars on the ventral and dorsal surface at the distal end. Mid grey and dark brown in colour.
Broken worked piece of black slate, possibly a pendant with the distal end remaining. Tapers to a point at one end.
Broken schist knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded on both sides, with some bruising on both surfaces. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.
Unfinished soapstone whio (whistle), previously broken in three pieces and glued back together. Surface is ground smooth. Distal end has a shallow indentation, indicating the whistle is incomplete.
Broken schist knife. No discernable cutting edge. Surface is flaked on both sides. Drill perforation at proximal end.
Incomplete silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. White in colour.
Silcrete drill point. Mid-grey colour.
Mostly complete slate knife, part of haft is missing or sawn off. Cutting edge is sharp. Surface is ground and shows usewear. Very slight bevel is present at cutting edge and flaking is present at one lateral margin.
Complete slate pendant in cutter shape. The proximal end has notches along the top and sides, with a groove around the upper end. There is a perforation through the centre of the groove. The sides taper out below the groove to the distal cutting edge. The bottom edge is chipped.
Complete silcrete blade. White in colour. Unifacial retouch on the right surface of the dorsal margin.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Dark grey and light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light red and mid red in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the dorsal side.
Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey and light green in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining . Mid orange and light orange in colour. Inclusions at the right lateral margin at the distal end. Inclusions of quartz? On ventral and dorsal surfaces. Flake scar on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin
Broken silcrete blade, Proximal portion remaining. Mid brown in colour. Bifacial cortex on the striking platform.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light red and mid-red in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the ventral side.
Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and light yellow in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.