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Complete adze Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with flaking around butt and back Butt undifferentiated Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight. Prominent saw mark/gouge down the left side proper.

Complete adze. Rectangular The surface is ground, with flaking on poll and in centre of back Butt undifferentiated Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight. Prominent saw mark down the right side proper.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. There is flaking on the poll and front. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated with line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight, angling toward right side proper.

Incomplete adze. Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with bruising around break Butt not present. Bevel demarcated with line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight, angling toward right side proper.

Broken pounamu gouge, distal portion remaining. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Round cross section. Bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. Distal edge tapers to a point.

Broken pounamu gouge, medial portion remaining. Mid green, silver, and black in colour. Surface is ground. Round in cross section. Remnants of bevel indicate that it is demarcated by a ridge and an indentation.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross section is rectangular. Bevel at the distal end is demarcated by a line and a change in surface. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. There is another bevel at the proximal end on the front, also demarcated by a line.

Complete pounamu gouge. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground with sawing marks on one side. Cross section is round. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Distal end tapers to a point.

Complete chisel. Asymmetrical Surface is ground, with flaking on right side proper and around break. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded. Sawing mark down proper right side.

Complete pounamu chisel. Dark green and mid green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. There is a bevel on each side, both demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Piece of worked pounamu. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is round, slightly flattened on one end due to a deep reduction/indentation. Both ends are broken, with a small sawing mark evident on one end.

Broken pounamu gouge, distal portion remaining. Light green in colour. Surface is ground. Oval cross section. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge and an indentation. Cutting edge is chipped.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with bruising on sides of the butt Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides are reduced with a clear indentation on the front of the butt Bevel is demarcated by a slight line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, with a chip on proper left

Complete kawakawa pounamu ear pendant. Shape is long cylinder with rounded, blunt distal end. Surface is ground. Suspension hole at proximal end. Poll of proximal flattened. Light flaking at the proximal end. There are light green inclusions throughout the pendant.

Worked greenstone flake. Asymmetrical cross-section. Flaked and ground surface. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique curved ridge. The cutting edge is irregular.

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and ground. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with a chip on the proper left corner.

Complete tangiwai (bowenite) pendant. Adze shape. There is a white inclusion up the centre of the front. There is a white semi-circular inclusion on the proper left. There is a suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled from the front. There is minor differentiation of the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the proximal end. There is a bevel continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground with scratch marks. Deep trench marking at butt portion of blade. Back of blade is also ground with flake scarring present. Deep flake scarring on right side of blade. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with a distinct ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, poll and back remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the break, which has removed the cutting edge and front of the blade. The bevel is flaked away. The cutting edge is flaked away.

Small piece of adze. Greenstone. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground on the front and back of the bevel. There is no butt, the piece ends with flaked and unshaped stone. The bevel is straight and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.