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Broken piece of a pounamu gouge or drill point, distal portion remaining. Light green and mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Distal edge is tapered and sharp.

Broken adze (blade remaining) Cross-section is circular. Surface is smooth. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with bruising at the poll with some flaking on the proper left. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

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 adze Cross section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Sawing marks on proper left and right sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Roughout. Pounamu. Light green, white. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked and bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Presumed bevel is flaked and unfinished. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, also unfinished.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green and white. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with areas of natural roughness, flaked on poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Front of poll flaked so it slopes downwards. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp curved. Otago written on back.

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 pounamu pendant. Mid-green and light brown, translucent with inclusions. Cross section is lenticular. Surface is ground smooth, with some bruising on one side of the proximal end. Pendant is rectangular, tapering to the proximal end with an oblique edge. Four complete suspension holes, two drilled mostly from the front and two drilled mostly from the back. Evidence of a broken out suspension hole on the proximal edge.

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.