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Broken? Blade, bevel and cutting edge present) Rectangular. Narrowing in the side towards the poll The surface is ground and flaked. Butt is missing. The bevel is curved and distinguishable from the blade by a change in surface (Ground bevel to flaked blade). The cutting edge is straight and Sharp.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark green kawakawa variety spotted with lighter green flecks. Surface is ground, but some edges are chipped. Relatively small suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled from one side. One edge is concave with a slight rounded projection near the distal end. The other edge is convex and juts out slightly at the proximal end. There is a half-circular smooth indentation at the centre of the distal end.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant in the shape of a fish. Dark green, diagonal variety split inanga/kawakawa. Surface has been ground smooth, with some flaking on one side at the proximal end. Profile is somewhat convex. Proximal end indicating the fish's head with a suspension hole for an eye and a drilled notch for the mouth. Proximal end is somewhat reduced. One side edge is serrated and other is smooth. Distal edge is sharp and similar to the cutting edge of an adze, with a bevel on one side demarcated by a line.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green and mid green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front and back, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, though is heavily chipped, with large fragments on cutting edge missing. "Warrington" written on front and back.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and black takiwai variety. Surface is polished. Chisel-shaped with rectangular cross section. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides and the proximal edge is rounded. Distal end is bevelled on both sides, each demarcated by a line, with a straight edge.

Complete adze. Light green and black pounamu. Surface is ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. Some reduction near the poll, particularly on the proper right side. Sides and back are slightly tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Leith St Nr. Hanover St. Dunedin" inscription.

Complete pekapeka pendant. Mid-green and light grey pounamu. Surface is polished. Two bird heads represented on the right and left side edges. Necks and bodies spiral toward each other in the centre of the pendant, creating several perforations.

Complete Quadrangular, narrowing to the back. Narrows in the sides to the poll. Ground, some bruising. No differentiation between blade and butt The bevel is flat and forms a distinct chin with the blade. The cutting edge is flat and sharp.

Roughout roughly rectangular. Tapers in the sides towards the poll. ground. A saw mark on the proper left. There is a big saw mark down the centre of the lithic, was perhaps meant to be two lithics? no differentiation between blade and butt the bevel is a slightly curved and demarcated from the blade by a faint line. The cutting edge is not present. the saw mark down the centre.

complete rectangular. Ground no differentiation between blade and butt the bevel is pretty flat but oblique, with a clear chin marking the transition from blade to bevel. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with bruising on proper left of front and back. Sawing marks down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper slightly towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and oblique, small chips along cutting edge. complete roughly rectangular ground, maybe with some flake scars. There appears to be a saw marks on the proper right side. minor differentiation, slightly reduced on the front side very near the poll The bevel is flat and marked the blade by a clear edge. The cutting edge is oblique, sharp and flat with minor chips.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, dark green. Cross-section is lozenge shaped, becoming rectangular towards lower blade. Surface is ground on back of blade and front, with bruising and flaking on sides and back and front around poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground. The bevel is concave, demarcated by two diagonal lines. The cutting edge is concave and blunt.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground, with flaking on the proper left side with bruising on the back. The butt has minor demarcation as the sides taper towards the poll. The proper right has sawing marks. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting is curved and blunt.

Complete chisel Cross-section is circular Surface is ground

Complete adze, lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with some large flake scars and a ground area on one side of the lower blade. It is unclear which side of the adze is the front. The sides of the adze taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is blunt and relatively straight.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front and sides is ground, surface of back is more roughly ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, dark green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, sawing mark down proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, front reduced towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark green kawakawa variety with lighter green inclusions. Surface is ground. Broken at the suspension hole, which was drilled from both sides. Slightly curved to a point at the distal end.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with bruising and flaking in many areas. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a faint curved line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.