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Piece of worked pounamu, broken at one end, possibly a pendant. Mid-green kahurangi variety with high translucency. Surface is ground smooth. One side edge is straight with a sawing mark and the other side edge is curved. Remaining end is triangular, tapering to a dull point.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is ground, with bruising on the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line and a concave wearing, which does not reach to the cutting edge. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with a flake off of the proper left back corner. There is minor demarcation of the butt and blade, with sides tapering to a point at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground on front, back, and proper left side. Some bruising on proper right side and poll . Portion from proper left side removed to form an indent on the posterior. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Portion missing from butt, but a slight demarcation of shoulder by a curved line between butt and blade. Slight tapering of adze width toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved Broken Adze, poll portion missing. Rectangular cross-section. The blade is ground with a large bruised area on the back on the proper right side. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel sharply angled and demarcated by a lip. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is largely ground on front, back, and sides. Broken edge on proper right side, and some small chunks missing on proper left. Bruising on poll, anterior, posterior, and proper left. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Slight tapering toward poll, and a slight shoulder on the proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp on proper right side, and blunt (and chipped) on proper left side. Cutting edge is curved. Grooves ground into proper right side, on both front and back.

Complete Asymmetrical blade (meant to be trapezoidal) and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is mostly ground with flake scar at top portion, and deep ridge running down the right side. Back of blade is ground with flake scar at top right corner. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is ground with flake scarring to the left. There is also a deep trench like line demarcated at the top half of blade on front. Back of blade is also ground with flaking at top right. No differentiation between blade and butt. Poll/butt portion is shaped on an angle. Bevel is demarcated with a ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and more straight than curved (on an angle as-well).

Incomplete Rectangular blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is ground with small groove to the left, and ridge going down the right side. Back of blade is ground with faint line impression at the top. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is more jagged than sharp, and is on an angle.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is mostly bruised with small area of ground portion. Back of blade is heavily bruised with ground bevel. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved at right side.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground. Back of blade is bruised. No differentiation between blade and butt. Blade is very long and narrow in shape. Bevel is demarcated with slight ridge. Cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Incomplete Asymmetrical blade. Front of blade is mostly ground with minor flake scarring in some areas. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Significant portion of blade is missing to the left side. Bevel is not clear on blade. Cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Incomplete Not present Front of blade is both ground and bruised as-well as the back. No differentiation between blade and butt. Butt and bevel portion on blade are not present. No bevel is present.

Pounamu pendant. Light green with high translucency. Auhuka variety, Te Koroka source. Proximal end has a projection knob for suspension, the sides of which appear to be partially broken. Slight curved projection about halfway down one side edge. Distal edge is oblique.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant, broken and partially glued back together at the distal end. Mid-green, kawakawa variety. Side edges are rounded, tapering to each end. Proximal end resembles a fish head, with an off-centre suspension hole (drilled from each side) for the eye and a notch at the edge for the mouth. Distal end is oblique. Ref Comp Spkg p 72 (4.1-4)

Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite, dark green kawakawa variety. Surface is partially ground with some chipping on edges. Roughly shaped into the outline of a human leg, with projections resembling a buttock, knee, and foot, possibly indicating that this piece is an unfinished pendant.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid green and silver. Surface is ground with some flaking. Tapered at both ends. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides (slightly skewed) and sides are slightly squared off. Distal end is rounded with a curved bevel on one side, possibly indicating that this may have been made from a chisel.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark blue-grey, inanga variety. Surface has been ground smooth. Rectangular cross section. Each end has a bevel demarcated by a line, indicating that this piece may have been reworked from a chisel. Proximal end has a very small off-centre suspension hole drilled from each side. Distal edge is chipped and oblique.

Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite, mid-green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground, flaked on some edges. One large projection at one end and three smaller projections at the other end. Ref "Comparatively Speaking" p63 (4.68)

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground. Back of blade is ground with flake scarring at left side and upper right corner. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front Surface is ground Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are tapered towards the poll Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.