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complete rectangular The surface is ground. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is slightly curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with bruising and flaking on the back and on front right side proper. Butt has minor differentiation, left side has been reduced and shoulder raised. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, angled up slightly toward the front left proper.

Complete adze Plano-convex, back flattened. Surface is ground, with flaking on the poll, front, back and sides. Butt undifferentiated and has been flaked away. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, with the proper right corner flaked away.

Complete pounamu adze. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. Reduction in the top of the butt. Poll is flaked. Bevel is demarcated by a concave indentation surrounded by a line with two lines on either side. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp. "Dunedin District." inscription on the back. Illegible inscription in pencil on the front of blade.

Complete light green pounamu adze. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. Reduction on back and sides of butt. Bevel is demarcated by two lines. Cutting edge has been flaked away. "Dunedin District." inscription

Broken pendant in adze form. Projection with groove around it at the proximal end for suspension. Distal end is broken off. Surface is partially ground, with large portions of bruising. There is a sawing mark down one side.

Incomplete adze. Asymmetrical Surface is bruised and flaked with the front and right side proper ground. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Possibly an incomplete adze. Light greenstone. The cross-section is lenticular. The surface is roughyl flaked, with polished areas on the front and back of the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. It is unclear which side of the object has the bevel, but the front and back of the blade have polished areas next to the edge. The cutting edge is blunt and irregular.

Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant. Dark green, black, and light brown. Possibly burnt on one edge. Surface is mostly flaked, with some parts ground. Rounded at both ends, with a curved projection and corresponding indentation at the centre.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Light green, grey, and silver inanga variety. Probably Te Koroka source. Surface is ground; edges are sharp. Unique, irregular shape, possibly reworked from an adze or other tool. Oblique projection at the proximal end, with an off-centre suspension hole drilled from both sides. Another projection juts out at an angle from halfway down on one side, with straight edges. There is a worked indentation between the two projections on one side. Other side edge is straight from proximal end to distal end. Distal end is curved on one side and comes to a dull point on the other side.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid-green inanga variety. Surface is smooth except for back proximal end, which has broken off. Small suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end. Tapers to the distal end, which has a deep V-shaped bevel, indicating this may have been reworked from a chisel or gouge.

Worked pounamu, possible unfinished pendant. Circular cross-section and ground surface. The distal end comes to a sharp point. The proximal end flattens out, and there is a slight drill mark on one side.

Broken pounamu pendant, broken at the proximal end. Mid-green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground with some cracks and chips. Rectangular cross section. Proximal end shows evidence of a drill mark or a broken out suspension hole. Tapered to a sharp point at the distal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light yellow-green inanga variety. Straight, rectangular shape, slightly reduced at the proximal end for suspension. Distal end is curved, with a bevel demarcated by a line on one side.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Surface is ground. Light green and dark green in colour, mottled near the butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Mostly complete pounamu chisel, poll is not present. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground, with some bruising on the back near the butt. Sawing marks on proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, poll remaining. The cross section is plano-convex with back flattened. The surface is ground, with flaking at the cutting edge and poll. The proper right has sawing marks. The bevel and cutting edge are flaked off.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Polished sawing marks on both sides. Bevel is demarcated by a line on both sides. Cutting edge is chipped.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green and mid brown in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground on the front and bruised on the back. Sawing mark running down the centre of the front. Bevel on the back demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.