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Pounamu/Nephrite hei tiki. Broken at the left leg, with a replacement piece attached. Mid-green with white inclusions. Lower portion inanga with upper head showing some kahurangi. Head turned to right. Edges of initial scarf evident on rear perforation above right eye, primarily drilled from back but finished from front. Natural hair line crack on back near top of head. Peaked forehead with deep seated eyes. Pointed chin, nostrils, and forked tongue indicated. Arms rest on thighs, legs brought together.

Nephrite/pounamu hei tiki. Part inanga, part kawakawa varieties; mid- to dark green. Head turned to right. Crack runs diagonally through top of right eye and left eye lid has two drill point marks side by side. Another two drill points marked on rear adjacent to successful perforation. Nostrils indicated and diamond on bridge of nose. Hands rest on thigh, feet brought together. Rear has feather fracture running from right side of neck to middle back and further feather fractures on lower back through left thigh and leg. Highly polished both sides.

Mostly complete pounamu pendant, small piece broken off the distal end. Mid-green with black inclusions, high translucency. J-shaped, curved and rounded at the distal end. Proximal end has a suspension hole, mostly drilled from one side; edge is slightly squared off with a notch at the top.

Part A: Incomplete, broken adze. Light brown stone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is bruised and flaked. It is unclear which end of an adze this piece is. There is one edge that is relatively sharp but in an asymmetrical curve. There are some rounded edges. Part B: Incomplete broken adze. Grey stone. Irregular cross-section. There is no butt or bevel, it appears to be a small part of a much larger adze. The surface is both flaked and bruised.

Complete adze. Stone. Grey and dark grey. Cross-secton is trapezodal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, blade comes out at a slight angle from butt, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped along cutting edge.

Piece of worked pounamu, broken at each end. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised, with sawing marks on one side. Tapered towards one end.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. Bruised and flaked up along both sides, No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface of blade and and parts of back are ground. Butt and sides mostly bruised and flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground across back, areas along side and back are flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Broken dark red porcellanite blade, termination not present. Flake scars on the dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour.

Broken and split silcrete blade, distal portion remaining, split on the right lateral margin. Light yellow and white in colour. Unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of the right lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade that has the distal portion remaining. It is mid brown and light grey in colour. There is unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with a shallow transverse lashing groove.