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Complete pounamu pendant. Silvery white, with a small amount of green visible around suspension hole, side edges, and one side of the distal end. Surface has been ground. Cross section is lenticular. Proximal end is squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Two knobs, one on each side of the proximal end. Serrations along both side edges, running the entire length of the pendant. Curved to one side and tapered to a dull point on the distal end. Chip missing out of external side of the curve.

Complete pounamu pendant. Green with brown inclusions and high transparency, especially on the distal end. Surface has been ground smooth. Rounded and tapered at the proximal end. Suspension hole drilled from both sides and a sawing mark across the suspension hole on one side. Distal end is very oblique and sharp. May have been reworked from an adze as the distal end resembles a cutting edge with a bevel on one side.

Complete straight pounamu pendant. Mid-green with light brown chatoyant bands. Surface is ground. Cross section is square. Proximal end has a squared off projection, with a suspension hole drilled from one side. A sawing mark runs from below the suspension hole to one side, about halfway down. Distal end is slightly oblique, with a bevel demarcated by a line on one side, indicating that pendant may have been reworked from a chisel.

Complete adze. Light brown pounamu. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is mostly unworked with some ground and flaked areas. There is a reduction in the sides of the butt on the back. The bevel is demarcated by a ridge and the change in surface from ground to flaked. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with flake scars on both corners.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and translucent. Reduced and notched at the proximal end, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Curved to a dull point at the distal end.

Broken pounamu adze, one side of cutting edge remaining. Cross-section is oval. Silver, mid green and dark grey in colour. Surface is smooth. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. Bevel is continuous on both sides.

Broken chisel (cutting edge broken). Pounamu, burnt. White, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll angles down from the proper left to the proper right. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge broken off. Tarewai Pt. written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and bevel, bruised on sides and and back. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper right side of cutting edge. "Waitaki" written on front and back.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground but has a lot of flaking, particularly on the butt but also on the front and back of the blade. There is a sawing mark on the proper left hand side. There is minor differentiation on the proper right hand side between the butt and the blade as the side tapers in towards the poll but there are no other significant butt features. The bevel is demarcated by a faint triangular line at the chin. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with one large chip on the proper right hand side.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is flaked with some grounding on front of the blade Differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are tapered towards the poll, but the poll is not present There are two bevels, one on on the front and one on the back and both are demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present

Piece of worked pounamu. Bowenite/tangiwai variety, rounded at proximal end and tapering from shoulders to pointed distal end - teardrop shape. Feather fractured and highly translucent. No perforation hole, surface has white paint on proximal end.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular at the blade, tapering to a rectangle at the poll. The surface is ground, with flaking at the poll. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt, with the blade tapering towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green tangiwai/bowenite with high translucency and feather flaking. Surface is ground smooth. Lenticular cross section. Sides straight, rounded and tapered at both ends. Suspension hole drilled from both sides at proximal end.

complete. Rectangular. The surface is ground, with slight flaking. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, sides reduced in a shallow curve, flaring out at the butt to be wider than than the cutting edge. The bevel is continuous with blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Nevis, Central Otago" written on front and back.

Pounamu/nephrite hei tiki. Mid green with blue undertones and black in carved lines. Highly polished surface, low transparency. Carved on both front and back surfaces. Two perforations drilled on both sides are placed in close proximity near top of forehead. Natural cracks on chest on one side which run up to shoulder. One side has complete paua shell inset in one eye and broken in other eye. Other side has is missing paua shell insets. Arms with distinctive elbows rest on thighs, no defined hands or fingers. Legs brought together underneath body with three toes either side. Female genitalia displayed one side only and accentuated by three grooves radiating out across both thighs.

Dark green pounamu pendant. Surface is ground. Proximal end has an off-centre broken suspension hole and notches on the top edge. Pendant is curved in a crescent shape. On the external edge of the curve, there is a large indentation at the proximal end and notches below running to the distal end. The internal edge of the curve is ground smooth.

Complete pounamu pendant. Tangiwai/bowenite variety, mid-green with light brown inclusions, high transparency. Surface is ground smooth. Curved with broken suspension hole and notches on one side of the proximal end. Large rectangular notched projection on the outer edge of the curve. Several shallower notches below the projection. Distal end is tapered to a dull point. Comp Sp. p95 (4.200)

Broken pounamu pendant, part of proximal portion remaining. Light green tangiwai variety with high translucency. One side edge has been split longitudinally, breaking the suspension hole. Rounded proximal edge, slightly tapered toward the broken edge.

Complete pounamu pendant. Attached to pounamu toggle D40.539 by a brown three-play rope. Dark green bowenite/tangiwai variety, chatoyant and translucent. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. Seven notches on the proximal edge and a suspension hole drilled from both sides. One side edge is straight, and the other is curved; somewhat squared off at the distal end. Pendant is bevelled on both sides.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light brown, light blue. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front is ground, some bruising on lower blade. Proper left of back is ground, proper right is bruised and flaked. Sawing mark down proper right side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side tapers towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Glenorchy written on front.