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Complete curved fishhook point. Made of dog jawbone.

Partially manufactured fishhook.

Partially manufactured fishhook, with drill work near the centre of the tab.

Partially manufactured fishhook, showing drill work near head

Complete bone point, stout. Distal end comes to a point that is chipped. Proximal end is wide and thick. There is a groove across the surface where the point meets the proximal end.

Complete dog jaw mandible. Missing front teeth and rear most tooth, six teeth remaining.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete curved fishhook point

Complete curved fishhook point made from a jawbone. Teeth socket perforations along base.

Complete fishhook tab, sides smoothed but not shaped. There are drill marks on both sides.

Complete curved fishhook point. Made from animal jaw, teeth perforations along side.

Complete flute. There are four perforations, three grouped together along the top of the flute, followed by a drill mark. The fourth perforation is at one end. There are striations in a chevron pattern across the surface

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends, both ends serrated.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt of the Patu is missing a chunk of bone, the underside there is a large amount of bone missing from the edge and from the top of the blade. On the bottom edge blade of the Patu is serrated.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt has a circular perforation with lines carved below this. The patu has a portion missing from the butt and side of blade.

Complete patu paraoa. Marked shoulders, small neck expanding to proximal knob. 7 flat ridges on each side of butt. Straight sided square shaped perforation. Large chip out of distal end, right side. Discoloured in patches.

Broken bird spear point, base remaining. There is a barb near the broken edge.

Bone - bird. Proximal end squared with perforation drilled both sides. Distal end broken. 8 notches left side, 7 right side. HD Skinner comments, notches may be ornamental and object a pendant.

Complete kinked bone pendant. Knob at proximal end on the side of the suspension hole.

Complete bone pendant with suspension hole. Slightly curved at both ends