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Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll and butt front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, chipping on the proper right.

Broken pounamu chisel, cutting edge and poll missing. The cross section is a lozenge. The surface is ground with flaking towards the poll, on the proper left and on the cutting edge. There is no demarked bevel. The cutting edge is broken.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground with flaking towards the poll. There is no demarked bevel. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is a rectangle. The surface is ground with flaking towards the poll and on the back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is irregular because of substantial sawing marks. The surface is ground with flaking on the proper left side. The gouge has been historically snapped through the middle and reattached. There are two saw marks on the proper left and one on the proper right. The blade is bevelled on both the front and back. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Piece of worked pounamu. Mid-green with silver and black inclusions and a dark green-grey band running diagonally from the proximal end to the distal side. Surface is ground. Teardrop-shaped, tapered at the proximal end and broad and rounded at the distal end. Small drill mark at the proximal end indicates this may have been intended as a pendant.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on both ends. The drill is tapered to points at both ends. The cutting edge has been broken.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is triangular with the apex to the back. The front surface has a historical residue and paper remnant. The surface is ground with some flaking on the proper right side. The cutting point is blunt.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting point is straight and blunt.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is plano-convex with the front flattened. The surface is ground, with flaking at both the poll and cutting edge. No bevel is obvious. The cutting point is chipped.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and high translucency. Surface is ground on one side and flaked on the other. Tapered to the proximal end with a knob that is notched on each side and in the centre. Distal end has a bevel on one side, demarcated by a line.

Pounamu. Mid green, dark green, black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and back, flaked on sides. Possible bevel on back is continuous with blade. No cutting edge. "River" and "[illegible text] workshop" written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, light green, silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front, proper left back, and bevel. Bruised on remainder of back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by surface change. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped mid cutting edge.

Complete pounamu gouge. The surface is ground with bruising. Poll end and butt are flaked. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. The surface is ground with bruising at poll. Tapered at both ends. Poll end and cutting edge both have flaking. The bevel has not been completed, with sawing marks visible on the proper right of the cutting edge. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. The surface is ground with natural flaking at on the back and at poll. The bevel is demarked by an irregular line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with natural flaking on all sides. The blade is bevelled on both sides. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete pounamu gouge. The surface is ground with natural flaking at the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and chipped on the proper right.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green with lighter green and light brown inclusions. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end is squared off, with an irregularly-shaped suspension hole drilled mostly from one side. Side edges are straight and then jut at a nearly perpendicular angle to one side. This projection has three large notches on the edge and a hairline crack on one side. Distal edge is smooth and flattened.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, mid brown. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised and flaked on other surfaces. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front slightly reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved. Torn note adhered to front [half of each line missing] "Adze/Gibb/Andrew Bay/Beach/For Sale"