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Silcrete drill point. Light brown in colour. Flake scars present.

complete oval butt, rectangular blade. The surface is ground, with bruising around the butt. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, blade reduces into the butt on the front and sides creating a clear shoulder. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge appears straight and sharp (half has been chipped away).

Complete adze. Basalt. Dark grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, sides slightly reduced. Fragment missing from proper left side of poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. North Beach Bluff written on front and back.

Complete adze. Argillite. Mid grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Surface is mostly ground, with some flaking on proper left of back and proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped, larger chip missing from proper left side of cutting edge. Kakanui Beach Otago written on front.

Complete adze Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge only roughly finished. Bevel seems continuous with blade. Cutting edge sharp and curved.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with bevel on both surfaces. Haft end is flat.

Broken, straight minnow lure with no perforations or flattened base for lashing. It has a triangular cross-section.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with faint quartered lashing grooves.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Paua shell containing kokowai. Dirt covers the pigment. The edge of the shell shows come chipping.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, lenticular at blade. Surface is ground with bruising down both sides Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and rounded.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical Surface is ground with flaking. Butt has minor differentiation, sides have been reduced. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is uneven, sharp and rounded.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground, with some bruising on the upper portion of the front, and on the proper left side of the back. There is also flaking on the back of the poll. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade, the cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Basalt. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front of lower blade and back are ground, butt and sides are bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waikouaiti" written on front.

Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than the front. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Long Beach" inscription.