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Soapstone pendant, broken on distal end and at the suspension hole. Some pieces have broken off and been glued back together. Light green and light brown colour. Anthropomorphic or lizard form. There are two raised circular features carved on each side. On one side, the circles have carved spirals and there is a hollow circular groove missing an inlay just below the broken suspension hole. On the other side, there are hollow circular grooves with missing inlays and two half-circular grooves just below the broken suspension hole. Distal end has some projections, but they are broken and difficult to identify. Ref Comparatively Speaking p66 (4.83)

Small oval soapstone pebble. Brown green in colour with hole drilled in centre. Perforation has very straight sides and has been made with metal tools. One side has been ground flat.

Unfinished soapstone whio (whistle), previously broken in three pieces and glued back together. Surface is ground smooth. Distal end has a shallow indentation, indicating the whistle is incomplete.

Complete soapstone bowl. Surface is ground smooth, with some cut or grinding marks evident on both sides of the basin. Roughly oval shaped. Two knobs, one projecting from each end, for use as handles. Each handle has a perforation drilled from each side. Small piece of one handle was broken off and glued back together.

Complete soapstone pendant. Cream and pale brown. Square shape with rounded edges. Large suspension hole in the centre, drilled from both sides. One side ground smooth and the other with curved grooves circling out from the hole.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt and sides are bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.