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Complete sinker with shallow transverse groove.

Adze roughout. Dark grey stone with a patch of light grey on the poll. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is flaked and ground. There is no distinction between the front and the back. The bevel is demarcated by a light asymmetrical ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone with a layer of brown on both the front and the back. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a slight reduction of the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is mostly continuous with the blade, with an oblique ridge on the right. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the front narrower than the back. The surface is mostly ground with flaking and bruising on the sides. There is a slight reduction in the stone on the front of the butt, demarcated by an oblique irregular line. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade on the proper right. The proper left of the bevel is demarcated by a ridge. The cutting edge is straight, oblique and has small chips.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone with light grey on the back of the blade. Plano-convex cross-section with flattened front. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides and front of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is a flake scar on the proper left side of the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and irregular.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is indicated by an irregular ground area. The cutting edge is blunt, straight and chipped.

Roughout of adze. Dark grey stone with patches of red/brown. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the upper blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is roughly indicated. The cutting edge is sharp and irregular.

Broken adze, butt end only. Green/grey stone. The cross-section is roughly trapezoidal. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on both sides, with flake scar on one surface. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with chipping on one lateral margin. Haft is flat.

Complete sinker with very deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangle. Surface is ground, with some bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. ?Southland written on front.

Large broken pounamu cutting tool, most of blade remaining. Surface is ground. Two pieces of the haft have broken off; one piece has been glued back on. There is a perforation, drilled from both sides, on one end of the haft. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with a bevel on each side.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green, cream. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, small amount of bruising on front edges. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, very lightly chipped on both corners of cutting edge. Tarewai Point written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised. Sides and back of blade are ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Plano convex (flattened at front) Ground with bruising around butt and poll. Butt has minor differentiation, sides have been tapered. Bevel demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular on blade and circular on butt Surface is ground on the back and flaked and bruised on the front and sides Differentiation between the butt and blade. Front is reduced at shoulders and tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking.

Incomplete adze - blade remaining. Oval at break, lenticular at blade. Ground with flaking around edges and some bruising along bevel. Butt has major differentiation, sides have been reduced smoothly. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner across blade. Cutting edge is straight, rough and blunt.

Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey and light grey in colour. Inclusion at the proximal left margin portion. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin and distal end.

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and mid grey in colour. Inclusions of mid orange on blade. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin at proximal end. Cortex on dorsal surface

Broken silcrete blade medial portion remaining. Mid brown and light orange in colour. Cortex present on the ventral surface. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins