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Broken (Cutting edge, bevel and part of the blade present) Rectangular. Narrowing in the sides towards the poll The surface is ground. The butt is missing. The bevel is flat and distinguishable from the blade by a slight ridge. The cutting edge is straight, slightly oblique and sharp.

Complete sinker with deep quartered groove. Flattened on one end, the end is smaller.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground with two sawing marks on opposite sides. The point is chipped.

Medial portion of a mid grey coloured blade. Small cortex on the proximal left lateral margin. Bifacial retouch on left lateral margin.

Soul house. Models of houses were placed in tombs for use in the afterlife.

Complete, silcrete blade that is dark grey and mid grey in colour. It has cortex at the proximal end on the dorsal surface. There is flaking on the distal end of the dorsal surface, as well as minor flakes near the proximal end and the proper right lateral margin. There is bifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin.

Broken adze (Blade and partial butt remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on the back. Both sides are bruised. On the front, the surface is rough where the butt has been broken off. Surface of the blade is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped. Large chip on the PR corner.

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is reduced at the back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt, chipped and straight. The blade tapers from the cutting edge to the butt.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and flaked. "Sth.Canterbury" inscription on front

Complete black soapstone whio (whistle). Carved with a human face at one end, with projecting tongue. A drilled perforation at the top of the head for suspension, with another drill mark next to it, indicating a broken perforation. Body of the whistle is carved with spirals. Other end of whistle is hollowed out with a deep indentation; chisel marks evident on interior surface.

Complete stone adze. The cross section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground on the front and bevel. The back and butt are bruised with some flaking on the poll and butt back. The butt has major delineation, with the front reduced, creating a pronounced shoulder. The bevel is demarked by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken adze The cross-section is triangular with apex to back at the butt and rectangular. The surface is ground on the top of the adze but has many flake scars on the top of the blade and sides of the adze. The back is mostly bruised with a few flake scars. The top of the butt has been broken off. The sides taper towards the poll. The bottom of the blade has been broken off. There is a few flake scars on the blade.

Complete unfinished adze The cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than the front at the blade and asymmetrical at the butt The surface is natural stone with some flake scars. It is ground on parts of the blade and back. There is no distinction between butt and blade. There is no distinction between butt and blade.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Adze roughout. Light green and grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is unfinished and demarcated by flake scars. Cutting edge is straight with a flat, unfinished edge. "Tokanui" inscription

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is bruised with some grounding on the back near the cutting edge Butt is not present Only part of the bevel remains, demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present.