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Complete albatross bone awl. There is a suspension hole at the proximal end. The back of the suspension hole is enlarged by chipping. The distal end is sharpened into a blunt point with worn notches along the edges.

Complete but unfinished toggle. Finished at both ends, no perforation. Cracks along surface.

Complete whalebone mere. Surface is ground. There is a perforation drilled at the proximal end. There is major differentiation of the poll, with the butt rounded. The butt has two haehae (carved lines) on the poll. The distal end is rounded and worn. The proper left cutting edge is flattened from wear.

Broken fishhook tab.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining. Piece of jawbone.

Worked bone, shaped tab. No drill marks in surface, but sides rounded in tab shape.

Mostly complete dog skull, broken at the nose. Some teeth still intact.

Piece of whale vertebra with some drill work

Piece of whale vertebra

Piece of whale vertebra

Piece of whale vertebra

Complete bone awl. The head has a hole that does not transect the entire bone. The point is sharp, with a small red stain on the back.

Complete albatross awl. The proximal end is flattened. The distal end is sharpened to a sharp point. Towards the proximal end two perforations that do not bisect the whole bone. The two perforations are seperated by a paper sticker with frilled edges.

Broken point, tip remaining.

Complete dog mandible with most teeth intact.

Broken toggle, two longitudinal fragments remaining. Previously in three pieces, visible repair on smaller piece. There are striations across surface in a cross-hatched pattern, with short longitudinal striations at one end. Finished at both ends.

Broken bone point, surface smoothed with a circular cross-section. The distal end is broken off.

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. This toggle is finished at both ends, with no perforation. Surface cracks run longitudinally across surface. One end carved into points, some work at the other end suggests it was intended to both ends.

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends, with no perforations.

Complete moa point, bone very worn.