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Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant in the shape of a fish. Dark green, diagonal variety split inanga/kawakawa. Surface has been ground smooth, with some flaking on one side at the proximal end. Profile is somewhat convex. Proximal end indicating the fish's head with a suspension hole for an eye and a drilled notch for the mouth. Proximal end is somewhat reduced. One side edge is serrated and other is smooth. Distal edge is sharp and similar to the cutting edge of an adze, with a bevel on one side demarcated by a line.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark green mottled with black, kawakawa variety. Surface is ground smooth with some small flakes chipped off of distal end. Proximal shape is rounded in the shape of a fish or a bird head with suspension hole for the eye and a drilled notch at the proximal edge for the mouth. Distal end is sharp and oblique, similar to the cutting edge of an adze, with a bevel on one side demarcated by lines.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, some bruising and flaking on back butt and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. ?Otago written on front.

Broken curved fishhook, midsection remaining. Notches on external side of fragment.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, plano-convex (back flattened) at blade. Bruised with minor flaking. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Bevel demarcated by very faint horizontal line across blade. Cutting edge has been flaked away. Prominent sawing marks down the sides.

Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite, possibly a pendant. One side exhibits inanga variety and other side totoweka variety pounamu; the split runs diagonally through the middle. Surface is ground smooth with some bruising and flaking. Proximal end has a small projection which is notched on each side at the base for suspension. Distal end resembles a fish tail, curved to one side with a notch at the distal edge.

Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite, broken at most of the edges. Kawakawa variety with chatoyant bands of silver and light green, source possibly Te Koroka. Tapered at one end. One edge has eight remaining serrations.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground. There is no demarcated bevel. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is largely ground on front, back and sides. Some bruising on poll, front and back. No differentiation between blade and butt. Slight tapering towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by two lines. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Largely rectangular, but proper right side narrows towards back. Surface is ground. Some bruising on proper left side and poll. Some ground ridges on anterior portion. No differentiation between blade and butt. Slight tapering towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Groove on proper right side.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular, with front and back slightly rounded. Surface is ground with bruising on back of butt and poll end. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. "Kaikoura" written on proper left side.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front, back, and sides. Some bruising on sides and poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Rounding off of corners between front and sides. Bevel straight and demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and oblique. Grooves on proper left side.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Some bruising on proper left side and posterior butt/poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Some rounding of corners between sides and front. Bevel is straight and demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp, oblique, and lightly chipped on the proper right corner.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is largely ground on front, back, and sides. Some bruising on sides. Broken surface on poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green and light green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, bruising on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight (corners rounded), lightly chipped. Pwea written on back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green and mid green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front and back, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, though is heavily chipped, with large fragments on cutting edge missing. "Warrington" written on front and back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section of blade trapezoidal with back narrower than front, and cross-section of butt is oval. Surfaces of front blade/lower butt, lower sides and bevel are ground. Surfaces of back blade, back butt and upper butt are bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced forming shoulder. Ridge on mid-butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp curved and very chipped. Mataura written on front.

Complete adze. Green stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is flaked with two smooth areas on the back. There is no distinction between the blade and the butt. The bevel is a very slight curve and is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is flaked.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green kawakawa variety with black inclusions. Surface is ground. Cross section is circular. Proximal end is squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Notch on one side edge below the suspension hole. Distal end comes to a dull point.

Complete adze. Rectangular and curved. Ground with a large linear flake on the back. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Bevel continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge which is smooth, rounded and not very sharp. There are minor chips on the cutting edge. Right side proper has serration along the side. There are cleanly drilled holes in the top of the butt and on the right side proper of the shoulder area.