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Large grey adze, with hammer dressing obvious on the mostly unworked ovoid cross sectioned poll end. Underside has many depressions. Top surface mostly smooth, with some depressions. Wide bevelled surface, curved in shape.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is ground with flaking around the poll. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by faint line.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Flakes are present on sides and back. No differentiation between sides and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced to form shoulder. Sides taper towards poll. Lugs present on poll. Bevel demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Argillite drill point. Light grey, cream, light brown, and dark grey in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering. Retouch on right lateral margin of dorsal surface.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Argillite drill point. Mid yellow and cream in colour. Retouch present on ventral surface lateral margins.

Argillite drill point. White, light yellow, and black in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Retouch on right lateral margin of dorsal surface.