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Complete pounamu pendant. Light green, dark grey, and silver kawakawa variety. Surface is ground. Elongated oval shape. Proximal end is rounded with an oblique reduction. The suspension hole is drilled from both sides and off-centre. Tapered to the distal end, with a bevel-like reduction on one side.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green, translucent with white and silver oxidation over most of surface. Straight bird form. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides with a projection on one side. Projection edge has a drill mark, representing a bird beak. Two notches at proximal edge. Distal end is slightly curved to one side at a dull point.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green, chatoyant, highly translucent tangiwai variety. Surface and edges are ground smooth. Proximal end has some reduction and is squared off with a large suspension hole. Distal end is rounded, with a slightly flattened edge.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is mostly ground with rough areas. Flaked on lower proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, chipped.

Complete adze. White stone. Slender rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There are shoulders on the sides of the blade and a reduction in the stone to form the butt. There is no obvious bevel, the blade ends at a thin edge.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval Surface is mostly bruised, some ground areas. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete pounamu pendant. Tangiwai (bowenite) variety, dark green colour with longitudinal flaws running through it and high translucency. Surface is smoothly polished. Proximal end has been reduced, ground smooth, and drilled from both sides with a suspension hole. Roughly quadrangular in cross-section. Distal end has been squared off.

Takiwai pounamu/nephrite hei tiki. Dark green with very high translucency. Head turned to proper left side. Both hands on thighs with three fingers. Large hole drilled right of centre by eye. Red sealing wax evident in eyes. Relief around mouth, nose and eyes light and polished on both sides. Drilled through at arms and feet.

Complete pounamu pendant. Part totoweka and part kahurangi variety. Light green and light brown with white inclusions, high translucency. Surface is polished. Rounded edges. Teardrop-shaped. Tapered toward the proximal end, with a suspension hole.

Pounamu hei tiki. Dark green tangiwai/bowenite, Anita Bay source. Missing most of its right leg. Head is tilted towards its left side. Relatively small eyes with some red sealing wax in evidence. Large tongue protrudes from mouth. Left hand with three fingers rests on thigh while right arm is bent around towards left shoulder. Right hand with three fingers rests on chest. There is a single suspensory straight walled perforation hole at top of the head indicating possible use of mechanical drill.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green tangiwai/bowenite with high translucency. Surface is polished. Fracture mark is apparent at the proximal end. Broken suspension hole, with string cord lashed to one side of the proximal end. Distal end is rounded.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green and dark brown takiwai variety with high translucency. Surface is polished. Ends are tapered and pointed. Suspension hole at the proximal end drilled from both sides.

Complete koropepe pendant. Mid-green takiwai pounamu with high translucency. Surface is polished. Carved on both sides. Body is indicated by a spiral with a perforation at the centre. Face at the proximal end, with an incised eye and mouth indicated by a sawing mark and perforation. Suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid green and dark grey takiwai variety with cracks throughout. Proximal end is opaque and distal end is highly translucent. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Slightly curved to one side and tapered to a dull point at the distal end.

Complete pendant. Takiwai pounamu. Straight with flattened oval cross section. Surface is ground and polished. Parallel sided with rounded distal end. Proximal end rounded and perforated - wide uneven sided hole.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green takiwai variety with high translucency. Surface is ground and polished. Relatively large suspension hole at the proximal end. J-shaped, curved and rounded at the distal end.