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Argillite drill point. Mid brown and dark brown in colour. Cortex present on dorsal surface. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering on dorsal surface.

Argillite drill point. Mid grey and dark grey in colour. Flake scars present. Weathering.

Argillite drill point. Mid brown, cream, and black in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering.

Complete stone minnow lure shank. Hole through head, small points on shoulder of head. Notches on flat side of base. Cross-section is triangular.

Broken mudstone file, tapered to a point at one end. One surface has been polished smooth. Light brown in colour.

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.

Large piece of sandstone used as a grindstone. Three flat, ground surfaces. One side has a single wide, deep longitudinal groove in the centre. Two other sides have multiple shallower grooves and grinding marks. Cortex is present on one side that has not been ground.

Small grindstone made of sandstone. Ground and flat on front. Bruising on proximal and distal ends. Deep groove on proper left side and two shallower grooves on the back side. Tapered to one end.

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

Broken dark red pendant, distal end not present. Other pieces broken off and glued back on. Surface is ground and flaked. Proximal end tapered and squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Sides are slightly flattened and fan out from proximal end.

Complete adze. The cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. The surface is flaked and bruised, bevel is ground. There is major distinction between the butt and the blade, with a clear shoulder in the middle and a reduction in the butt at the front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is rounded, narrow and sharp.

Broken mudstone file, tapered and broken at each end. Light brown in colour. Lenticular cross section. Surface is ground and side edges are rounded.

incomplete roughout (blade and cutting edge end present" Asymetrical, kind of trapezoidal with one side deeper than the other The surface is ground with some flaking. Butt is not present. No clear or obvious bevel, the cutting edge is sharp and straigh but very chipped. Incomplete adze, blade remaining Cross-section is asymmetrical Surface is ground with some flaking on sides and cutting edge No differentiation between the butt and the blade. Bevel is continuous. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped, and the proper right edge of the cutting edge is missing a fragment.

Argillite drill point. Dark grey and mid grey in colour. Cortex present. Flake scars present. Some weathering.

Argillite drill point. Light brown in colour. Small amount of flake scars.

Argillite drill point. Dark orange and light brown in colour. Slight weathering.

Oval piece of sandstone, used as a grinding and filing tool, with straight grooves across one surface.

Argillite drill point. Mid brown in colour. Flake scars on ventral surface. Retouch present on left lateral margin on ventral surface

Argillite drill point. Mid grey, mid yellow, mid red, and black. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch present on dorsal surface

Argillite drill point. Light red in colour.