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

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.

Broken adze, blade remaining. Light grey rock. Surface is ground and flaked. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete stone pendant. Previously broken in two pieces at the proximal end and glued back together. Drilled suspension hole. Kinked edges.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back on butt and along bevel, bruised on other surfaces. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, small ridges at side that do not continue along front. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, heavily chipped, narrow cutting edge. "Temuka." written on back.

Complete adze. Basalt. Dark grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is ground with some bruising on sides and back on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface of the blade is ground, the front and sides of the butt are bruised and the back of the butt is flaked. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade with the changing of the surface but the sides also taper into towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The blade is curved and concave. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with some flaking along it but there is a large chip on the proper right hand side.

Complete adze The cross section is asymmetrical. The surface is flaked. There is minor differentiation between the butt and blade as the two sides taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a triangular ridge. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. The cross section is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is flaked. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade as the two sides taper in towards the poll and the front has minor raised shoulders. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique ridge at the chin. The blade is curved. The cutting edge is sharp, carved and flaked.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground with outer edges appearing bruised. Back of blade is the same. No differentiation between blade and butt. Poll portion is pointed. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge sharp and slightly curved.

Piece of kōkōwai (dark red ochre).

Piece of kōkōwai (dark red ochre).

Piece of kōkōwai (dark red ochre).

Piece of kōkōwai (dark red ochre).

Piece of kōkōwai (dark red ochre).

Piece of kōkōwai (dark red ochre).