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Unfinished pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground, with prominent sawing marks on one side and at the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground on the front and bruised on the back. Sawing mark running down the centre of the front. Bevel on the back demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Light green and cream in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is slightly oblique and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, distal end remaining. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp, with a bevel that is continuous with the blade.

Pounamu chisel, broken at the poll. Light green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross section is rectangular. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is chipped.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the proper left side, poll and cutting edge. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting is straight and blunt, with chipping.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll and back. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt with the sides reducing towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated with a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with some chipping.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is bruised, with grinding on the high points of the blade. The bevel and cutting edge are ground. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, one side of blade remaining. Light green and mid green in colour. Surface is bruised. Bevel on both sides, one demarcated by a line and one by a change in surface. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is asymmetric, with the proper right tapered. The surface is bruised, with flaking at the break. There are sawing marks on the proper right. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is bruised, with flaking on the break. The bevel is demarcated with a diagonal, straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Sawing marks on one side. Tapers to the poll at an oblique angle. There are two bevels, each demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly oblique.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Light green in colour. Surface is ground. There is a bevel on each side, both demarcated by a line.

Broken pounamu drill point, lower blade remaining. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break. There is tapering towards the cutting point. The point is chipped and blunt.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll and on one side towards the point. The point is sharp.

Broken pounamu drill point, lower blade remaining. The cross section is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break. There is a concave wearing on the back of the point. There is tapering towards the cutting point. The point is sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground with polished sawing marks on each side. Round cross section. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge and indentation. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll. The bevel is demarcated with a concave wearing. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground. Round cross section. Each end has a bevel demarcated by a ridge and indentation. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground with sawing marks on both sides. Round cross section. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge and indentation. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp.