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Large, heavy piece of worked stone, possibly used as a net sinker. Elongated oval shape, rounded at each end, but slightly wider and more pointed at one end than the other. Wider end has usewear and bruising on the surface. A deep groove runs around the perimeter of the piece, with two faint perpendicular grooves, one at each end.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey with light grey flecks, dark brown.Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface of blade is ground, bruised on butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip missing from mid cutting edge. Glenorchy written on front.

Complete unfinished adze. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with a ground area on the front lower blade and flaked on the back lower blade. There is a straight protruding shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The bevel is indicated by flake scars and demarcated by a line of bruising. The cutting edge is straight, blunt and chipped. There is a small patch of white stone on the poll.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising on sides and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped.

Incomplete adze, butt broken off. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade with bruising and flake scars on the sides. There is an oblique line of flake scar at the base of where the butt had been. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, demarcated on the sides by ridges. The cutting edge is curved, oblique and chipped.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Mid-green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front and front rounded. Surface is ground, light bruising on sides. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. Glenorchy written on front.

Unfinished soapstone whio (whistle), previously broken in three pieces and glued back together. Surface is ground smooth. Distal end has a shallow indentation, indicating the whistle is incomplete.

Broken schist knife. No discernable cutting edge. Surface is flaked on both sides. Drill perforation at proximal end.

Complete unfinished adze. Thin quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. It is unclear which sides is the bevel as both faces taper in towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge is curved and slightly chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Black, light grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface and bevel and front are ground, except for area down proper left side which is bruised. Back and proper right side are bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chip on proper right side. Glenorchy [presumed, slightly illegible] written on back.

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and flake scars on the sides. There is no obvious butt. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint curved line. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Rock core that is dark brown and light green in colour. The majority of the core is cortex.

Incomplete silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. White in colour.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey/brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the blade. The front of the butt is bruised. The bevel is smooth and is demarcated by an irregular line of flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with a large chip on the proper right.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some bruising on sides of butt and flaking around poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Large fragment missing from proper left of cutting edge. "Fortrose" written on front.

Complete unfinished adze. Light green/grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the blade. There is a reduction in the stone of the butt on the sides. The blade is slightly concave on the back and convex on the front. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, with a slight ridge on the proper right side. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and slightly chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey, light brown. Cross-section of blade is lozenge shaped, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt and back is flaked with some bruising. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides heavily reduced and taper towards poll, more heavily reduced on the proper right side. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. False Isle. Catlins written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval Surface is mostly bruised, front and back sides have ground patches on chin of blade. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly flaked, bevel of blade is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade , sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, flaking on both sides of back, PR side of front has a small flake. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.