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Complete adze. The cross section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Broken adze (blade and lower butt remaining). Pounamu. Light green, mid green, light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with bruising on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side tapers towards break, proper right side reduced but flares out before break. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped along cutting edge. "? Taieri P." written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, flaked at poll. Sawing marks down proper left side, and down front of blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, poll angles down from proper left to proper right. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Inanga pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid-green and light brown, high translucency, chipped & cracked. Proximal edge has large rounded projection with basal groove for attaching a cord. Pendant is reduced from about the mid-section to the distal end, as well as slightly curved on one edge. Distal end has a sharp, oblique edge.

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. 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 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. 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. 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 hei tiki. There is a pendant at the proximal end. There are smooth grooves to make the tiki shape, it looks well worn. Two circular eyes, grooves around the neck, arms and legs. Sawn through at arms and legs.

Takiwai pounamu/nephrite hei tiki. Dark green with very high translucency. Head turned to proper left side. Both hands on thighs with three fingers. Large hole drilled right of centre by eye. Red sealing wax evident in eyes. Relief around mouth, nose and eyes light and polished on both sides. Drilled through at arms and feet.

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 pounamu pendant. Dark green and black takiwai variety. Surface is polished. Chisel-shaped with rectangular cross section. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides and the proximal edge is rounded. Distal end is bevelled on both sides, each demarcated by a line, with a straight edge.

Complete adze. Light green and black pounamu. Surface is ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. Some reduction near the poll, particularly on the proper right side. Sides and back are slightly tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Leith St Nr. Hanover St. Dunedin" inscription.