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Broken fish gorge, manufactured from hollow bone, one tip broken off.

Complete bone point of a composite fishhook. The hook has a bard on both the internal and external lateral margin. The external lateral margin also has notching between the barb and the base. The tip comes to a sharp point.

Mostly complete fishhook point with slight curve. Base is broken. Internal and external barbs at tip, with serrations on both sides. Serrations also down external surface. Notch at base on external surface.

Complete, but possibly unfinished tattoo chisel. Cutting end of the chisel is curved but not sharpened, and there is no reduction on the hafting end. Sides of the object stained slightly red.

Complete, curved fishhook point. It is made of jaw bone.

Complete, curved fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and a lower, external notch

Broken bone comb, medial portion of proper right side remaining. Three notches on the remaining side edge of the head. All three remaining teeth are broken; the far left tooth has been glued back together.

Unfinished flute. There are four perforations, two on the side and two along the top. One of the perforations on the side is unusually wide. There are two indentations that indicate a slight drill mark, one on the side and one along the top. On the unperforated side there is a small area of diagonal striations. There is a crack in the flute at this end. There is dried residue from tape, where the crack had been wrapped.

Complete curved fishhook point, with slight deterioration at both ends. Notch on posterior aspect of base.

Mostly complete curved fishhook point, with tip missing. Also slight deterioration at base.

Mostly complete curved fishhook point, with tip missing. Also slight deterioration at base and tip.

Broken fishhook point, most remaining except tip. Curved with some reduction around base.

Complete composite fishhook. Curved wooden shank. Straight bone point with internal barb lashed with muka cord. Additional muka lashings and a twisted cord at the head. Bait notch at the base.

Broken bird spear point on the tip and shaft. There are two barbs and each one has serrations on the top of them. Serrations also cover the side opposite to the barbs. Large groove on the underside of it.

Unfinished fishhook point, showing working on sides.

Complete bone pendant. One intact suspension hole and one broken suspension hole at proximal end. Straight, coming to a point at the distal end.

Complete bone pendant. Straight with suspension hole at proximal end and filed to a point on sides of the distal end.

Broken bone pendant, proximal end remaining. Straight with suspension hole.

Broken needle, shaft and tip remaining. Distal end is sharp. Broken at proximal end.

Broken, straight fishhook point with the tip and upper point remaining. It has an upper, internal barb.