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Chert drill point. Cream, white, and black in colour. Flake scars. Weathering.

Silcrete drill point. Mid brown, mid yellow, light red, and black. Flake scars. Light weathering.

Silcrete drill point. Cream and dark brown in colour. Weathering on all surfaces.

Complete minnow lure, with triangular cross-section. Flattening at base for lashing.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly flaked. Large patch of bruisng on upper front half. Mostly flaked on back, blade is ground. Proper left side has a small ground patch. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved, chipped, concave.

Schist file, broken at the proximal end. Dark grey and silver in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular with rounded corners. Reduced on one side at the distal end and a rounded distal edge.

Broken mudstone file, tapered to a point at one end. One surface has been polished smooth. Light brown in colour.

Complete adze. Argillite. Mid grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Surface is mostly ground, with some flaking on proper left of back and proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped, larger chip missing from proper left side of cutting edge. Kakanui Beach Otago written on front.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green kawakawa variety with medium translucency and some chatoyancy. Cross section is square. Surface is ground. Side edges are flattened and one has sawing marks. Tapered slightly toward the proximal end, which has an oblique edge. Suspension hole is drilled from both sides. Distal edge is flattened with a bevel on one side.

Complete adze. Stone. Light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front of blade and back, bruised on butt and sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, small ridge at shoulder, and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, though there is a slight ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waikouaiti" written on front.

Broken slate knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded and bruised on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green with lighter green and light brown inclusions. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end is squared off, with an irregularly-shaped suspension hole drilled mostly from one side. Side edges are straight and then jut at a nearly perpendicular angle to one side. This projection has three large notches on the edge and a hairline crack on one side. Distal edge is smooth and flattened.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, mid brown. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised and flaked on other surfaces. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front slightly reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved. Torn note adhered to front [half of each line missing] "Adze/Gibb/Andrew Bay/Beach/For Sale"

Complete adze Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge only roughly finished. Bevel seems continuous with blade. Cutting edge sharp and curved.

Large piece of sandstone used as a grindstone. Three flat, ground surfaces. One side has a single wide, deep longitudinal groove in the centre. Two other sides have multiple shallower grooves and grinding marks. Cortex is present on one side that has not been ground.

Mostly complete slate knife; reduced and flaked on both lateral margins, one lateral margin possibly missing. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Surface is ground on both sides and bruised near haft on one side. Slight bevel is present at cutting edge and haft is flaked.

Fragment of schist knife, some of one lateral margin present. Surface is ground, bruising is present in the centre of both sides. Outer edge is flaked, no cutting edge or haft present.

Broken schist knife, portion of cutting edge remaining. Cutting edge is chipped and flaked, usewear present. Surface is bruised and flaked, especially at proximal edge. Bevel is present at cutting edge.

Broken schist knife, haft remaining. Cutting edge is not present. Surface is ground at distal end and bruised and flaked at proximal end. Usewear is present on lateral margins and one side.

Broken slate knife, cutting edge remaining. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped at distal end and blunt at remaining lateral margin. Surface is ground, slight bevel is present.