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Polishing stone. Stone. Light green, light brown, white. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Sticker; "Polishing stone Pounawea" [crossed out].

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remains. Mid grey colour. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.

Broken slate knife with distal end present. Proximal end appears to be broken. One lateral margin missing. Cutting edge is blunt and chipped. Both surfaces are ground, and one is bruised.

Broken slate knife, no discernable edges. Both sides are ground.

Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Surface is ground on the front of blade and on the bevel, but bruised and flaked throughout rest of adze. Cross-section is oval on the butt and trapezoidal on the blade, with back narrower than front. Front and sides are reduced with a ridge on the front. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Lovell's Flat Sth Otago" inscription on front.

Large complete gouge. Dark grey stone. Cross section is circular. Surface is smooth with grounding and flaking on the butt. Butt is differentiated from the blade by a raised ridge on the front. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge and indentation. Tapered to the cutting edge, which is sharp but chipped. "Lovells Flat Sth Otago" inscription on back.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with minor bruising and flaking on sides, and major flaking on poll. Butt is undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line running from each side and meeting faintly in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.

Broken pipe, bowl and part of stem remaining. Bowl is deep. The proper right rim of the bowl is burned from lighting. The bowl is decorated with raised lines that follow the curve of the bowl. There is a broken knob at the bottom of the pipe where the bowl meets the stem. There is a fine perforation running through the stem.

Complete unfinished adze. Light brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked. There is a slight reduction in the stone at the sides of the butt. The shape of a bevel is roughly indicated in flake scars. The cutting edge is irregular and sharp. "Morrell 1894 M---" is written on the back in pencil.

broken (blade, butt and bevel present) Oval The surface is flaked, bruised and ground patches Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, blade reduces slightly into the butt on 3 sides. The bevel is flat, and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing, chipped off.

Broken adze (upper blade and butt remaining). Stone. Mid grey, light grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is ground, some light bruising on the butt and sides. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced forming shoulder. Tarewai written on back.

Broken adze (portion of butt/upper blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey, mid grey and mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, flaking on remaining side. TAREWAI written on back.

Broken adze. (Blade remaining) Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. On the back side, there are three flakes; a small one in the top PL corner, another larger one on the PR side, and on the PL corner of the blade. There is only one flake on the front, on the lower PL corner. Butt not present, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Roughout. Stone. Dark grey, light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly flaked, with some bruising on front and back. No discernible butt, bevel or cutting edge. "Papanui" written on front, "P" written on back.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Kaitangata" inscription on front

Piece of worked slate. Broken at each end and halfway down one side edge. Tapers toward one end. Ten notches running down one side edge. Five notches running down the broken side.

Broken pipe, bowl and part of stem remaining. Bowl is deep. There is dirt adhered to the surface. There is a thistle designed in relief along the bottom of the pipe.. There is a fine perforation running through the stem.

Incomplete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground with distinct flake scars at top portion. Back of blade is bruised with a ground bevel. Minor flake scars present on back at right portion. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade has been broken in half with only bevel portion present. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is very rounded and sharp.

Incomplete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground with outer edges being bruised. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll/butt portion is not present on blade. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front Front of blade appears to have narrow ridge - sides of ridge has distinct flake scarring. Back of blade also have distinct flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade is very narrow and similar in shape and size throughout. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is slightly rounded and sharp.