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Pounamu/Nephrite pendant. Inanga variety, green-coloured stone has many lighter green/pale green patches in it. The outline on this piece is roughly that of a thin pointed leaf. Perforation is hourglass in shape and drilled from both sides. Proximal end has been rounded off. Cross section is rectangular.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised with some ground areas. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete roughout. Pounamu. Light green, silver. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced after small ridge at shoulder, and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, but is bruised and unfinished. Cutting edge is blunt and curved. Between head of Lake Wakatipu and Paradise written on front and back.

Complete roughout. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Reduction in stone at poll end of butt. Bevel is flaked and unfinished. Cutting edge is blunt and curved, also unfinished. "Between Head of L. Wakatipu and Paradise" written on front and back. Small sticker on back; "297".

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Blue-green inanga variety, chatoyant with low translucency. Evidence of oxidised rind around perimeter. Surface has been ground smooth. Tapers toward the proximal end, which is slightly squared off and has a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Distal end is curved.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Light green kahurangi variety with white inclusions. Surface is ground with some bruising. Cross section is rectangular. Suspension hole drilled from both sides; evidence of broken-out suspension holes on the proximal edge. Slightly curved to one side, with a very oblique distal end. One side has a bevel demarcated by a line.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark brown kawakawa variety with light brown inclusions. Surface is ground with some chipping. Proximal end is rounded off, one side edge is straight and the other is at an angle. There are cut marks across the suspension hole, which has been drilled from both sides and is off-centre. Side edges are straight and squared off at the distal edge. Bevelled on both sides, demarcated by lines.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark green and light green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground smooth with some bruising. Proximal end is rounded with an off-centre suspension hole drilled from both sides. Side edges are straight and squared off at the distal end. One side of the distal end is bevelled.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark green with lighter green inclusions, kawakawa variety, low translucency. Surface is ground with some bruising. Square-shaped with rounded corners, slightly tapered on one side. Rectangular cross section. Large suspension hole just off-centre of the pendant and drilled from both sides.

Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite. Dark green kawakawa variety with low translucency. Groove running lengthwise on both sides with objective to break into two. One edge has been squared off, and the other is oblique, coming to a point on one side.

Complete light green pounamu pendant. Curved to one side at the distal end. Tapering to a suspension knob at the proximal end. Notches along all edges except for internal edge of the curve at the distal end.

Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two barbs. Notches along one side.

Complete straight pounamu pendant. Light green with surface ground smooth. Large suspension hole at the proximal end. Distal end tapers to a dull point. Both ends have a bevel continuous with the shaft.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground with some flaking and bruising on the sides, back and butt. The butt is asymmetrical, with the proper left side differentiated by an increased tapering of the side from the shoulder to the poll, and the proper right side undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin. The blade is asymmetrical with the proper left side longer than the proper right side. The cutting edge is angled and chipped but sharp.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical. The proper right side is trapezoidal with the back narrower then the front. The proper left side is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is predominantly ground with some bruising on the proper left side and the back of the butt. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, chipped and blunt.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical and approximately oval. The proper right side is unfinished. It is not clear which is the front and which is the back. The surface is predominantly ground with flaking and bruising along the sides and edges. There is a small, rectangular piece of paper adhered to one side with "446" written on it. The butt is undifferentiated. The poll has a protrusion on the proper right side. The bevel is not distinguishable.

Broken adze, bevel end remaining. The cross section is asymmetrical. The proper right side is lozenge shaped, with a sawing ridge along the middle. The proper left side is jagged and unfinished. The surface is predominantly ground with significant flaking and bruising on the back. The butt is absent. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and blunt. The proper left end is broken or unfinished, such that the proper left side is shorter than the proper right side.

Fragment of adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid green, silver. Cross-section is semi-circular, with unworked side flattened. Surface is partially ground, with areas of bruising. No discernable butt or blade. "Waikouaiti Beach" written on front.

Complete adze. Lenticular. Surface is ground with heavy flaking around the butt/poll end. Butt has been flaked away. Bevel is demarcated by a very faint curved ridge. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp, and very rounded.

Complete roughout Cross-section is asymmetrical. Almost rectangular, except for section on proper left side, which has only been partially sawn through. Surface is ground of front and back, with areas of natural roughness on poll. Sides are mostly rough where broken. Sawing marks on proper left and proper right and on front of blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.