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Pounamu gouge. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground with some bruising on one side. Small part broken off the proximal end. Distal end comes to a blunt point, with a bevel demarcated by a line.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground. There is flaking on the front and back of the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the break. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with some chipping.

Broken gouge (butt broken off). Pounamu. Mid green, light green, and white. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground, rough on broken edges. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line, and is concave. Cutting edge is chipped. Tarewai II written on front.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is plano-convex with the front flattened. The surface is ground, with flaking on the break. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, distal end remaining. Light green and light yellow in colour. Surface is ground smooth. Back side is flat. Tapered to a blunt point, with usewear on the distal edge.

Broken pounamu gouge, distal portion remaining. Light green in colour. Surface is ground. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the break. The bevel is demarcated with a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is ground, with flaking on the break and front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken pounamu gouge, poll remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the break. There is bruising at the poll. The bevel and cutting edge are flaked off.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green tangiwai variety, Piopiotahi source, with horizontal chatoyant bands. Proximal end tapers to a dull point, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Shallow grooves and very small notch just below the suspension hole. Curved, tapering to a sharp point at the distal end.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on the grey areas. All copper coloured areas are naturally rough. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, area around butt is rough. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and straight, chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface has rough patches spread across a lot of the surface. Most of the front is ground, with two rough patches on the top and bottom. The bevel has a rough patch which extends across most of the surface. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved, quite heavily flaked.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some bruising on back and light flaking on front lower blade.

Broken pounamu pendant, proximal end remaining. Pendant curves at distal end, where the tip of the pendant is broken off. There is a central perforation at the proximal end of the pendant.

Complete adze. Lenticular The surface is bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides reduced. Bevel demarcated by faint line. Cutting edge sharp, smooth and rounded.

Complete adze. Lenticular The surface is bruised and flaked. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and rounded.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides are reduced. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and flat, angled toward the right side proper.

Broken adze. Cutting edge and blade present broken at poll end. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is ground and bruised. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade but the sides taper markedly towards poll end. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is sharp, angled and lightly chipped.