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Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is oval, becoming more rectangular towards blade. Surface is ground, with some bruising on front and proper right. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side reduces slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waik." written on front and proper left side.

Complete Rectangular at butt, trapezoidal blade with back narrower than front. Polished blade, bruised butt. Some flake scarring on blade and butt Major differentiation of butt. Front rounded and pecked. Front and sides reduced. Bevel descends sharply from blade. Slightly curved, sharp cutting edge.

Incomplete adze, the cutting edge is broken off. Brown stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is bruised with flake scars at the break. There is a distinct curved shoulder on the front of the blade and the stone is reduced to form the front of the butt. The bevel is smooth and demarcated from the blade by a straight ridge. The cutting edge and a portion of the front of the lower blade are broken off. There a two small patches of red near the break.

Complete adze. Lozenge. Ground, with some bruising and flaking at the poll end. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a curved line across blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp, and rounded. Prominent sawing marks down both sides.

Complete adze. Argillite. Light grey, mid blue. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces of front and back are partially ground, with bruising on sides and parts of front. Some bruising and flaking on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduces towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, small fragment missing from proper right side of cutting edge. "Milburn" written on front.

partial Quadrangular cross-section. polished blade, with minor flake scarring and very minor bruising Bevel descends sharply from blade very slight curving, bevel almost straight, sharp cutting edge butt broken off, cutting edge slopes of on proper right side possibly due to a chip off

partial Quadrangular cross-section. Consistent bruising, minor flake scarring Bevel descends at a low angle, very slight curving, medium sharp cutting edge butt broken off

Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb at tip and external notches at base.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. Mostly ground surface with flake scars on the poll and the proper right. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp with several chips, and a large chip on the proper right.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey, light grey. Cross-section is triangular, slightly rounded on sides, with apex to front. Surface of back is ground, mostly bruised on sides, with some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, slight concavity to front butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Southland written on front.

Complete adze Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground, but with some flaking on the front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. On front; Long Beach.

Complete adze Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is ground, except for areas on front and back where flaked Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side reduced. Bevel is demarcated by an angled line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chips on proper right side.

Broken stone adze, lower blade remaining. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground. There is flaking on the proper left back corner and on the proper right. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with slight chipping.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and oblique. Sticker on back "Mortizson Collection". Sticker on front "19". "Kaikai" written on back.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is heavily bruised with some grounding on bevel Differentiation between butt and blade, sides are tapered Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface in an irregular line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight

Nearly complete silcrete drill point, proximal end not present. Mid grey and light yellow in colour. Weathering on lateral margins as well as proximal and distal ends on dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on proper right lateral margin and distal end

Mostly complete pounamu pendant, broken at the suspension hole. Light green and light brown with silver inclusions. Surface is ground with some flaking on the sides. Tapering toward the proximal end. Distal end is straight and sharp, with a bevel demarcated by a line on each side. Distal end is similar to a cutting edge, indicating that this may have been reworked from an adze.

Broken segment of slate knife, no discernable edges. Both surfaces are bruised. Hole drilled through knife in one corner

Complete pounamu point. Possible drill point. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with faking on the poll. The point is sharp.

Complete inanga pounamu pendant. Cross section is rectangular, coming to a point at the distal end. Suspension hole at the proximal end has been drilled from both sides. The proximal end has some flaking. The point is sharp.