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Broken curved fishhook point, broken at base. Tip is burned.

Broken shank, possibly of unfinished one-piece fishhook. Beginnings of definition around head to make knobs of shank. Bit of bone connecting shank to tip still remaining.

Broken fishhook point, small fragment of midsection remaining.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.

Broken straight fishhook point, tip not present.

Complete fishhook tab. Sides are rounded and shaped, with interior section drilled out.

Partially manufactured fishhook

Broken one-piece fishhook, part of tip and head not present. Bait notch at base.

Complete one-piece fishhook. Knob at head and incurved tip.

Partially manufactured one-piece fishhook. Drilled hole in centre.

Complete fishhook point. Barbed with knob at base. Slightly curved.

Broken curved fishhook point, mid-section remaining, broken at both ends. Burned bone. Manufactured from jaw.

Complete flute, with small fragments missing from either end. There are three perforations along the top. There is a drill mark at the proximal end. The distal end is darker than the proximal end.

Complete kotiate paraoa. Has hole grip with light leather strap, hole in handle is straight drilled but has been burred on both sides. Several minor splits and a section broken off side of rau/distal end blade and also small gouge on back of handle. Light brown in colour, double manaia on butt/proximal end.

Complete patu paraoa. Many visible repairs where previously broken, visible adhesive, some of which is coloured in and around the cracks. Ends of blade and butt worn and chipped. There is a perforation through the handle, sides of which are even and smooth. There are some curved grooves around the butt.

Complete harpoon head. There is a notched foot at the base. There is a visible repair on the foot where previously broken. One side of the shaft is grooved from the base the head. Both sides of the head are barbed, one larger than the other. There is a perforation through the head. Tip rounded.

Complete harpoon head. There is a single foot at the base. One side of the shaft is grooved from the base the head. There are drill marks in the groove where the shaft meets the head. Both sides of the head are barbed, one broken off. There is a perforation through the head. Tip pointed and slightly chipped.

Fishhook point is complete and curved. The external edge of the tip is serrated. There is a knob at the intersection of the tip and base, and a narrowing of the base.

Fishhook point is complete and curved. The external edge of the tip is serrated, and there is a barb at the intersection of the tip and base.

Complete dog jawbone fishhook point. The hook follows the natural line of the jaw, and is then sharpened to a sharp point. Along the external lateral margin is notching.