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Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is bruised, with grinding on the high points of the blade. The bevel and cutting edge are ground. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, one side of blade remaining. Light green and mid green in colour. Surface is bruised. Bevel on both sides, one demarcated by a line and one by a change in surface. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is bruised, with flaking on the break. The bevel is demarcated with a diagonal, straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the back, along the break. The bevel is flaked off. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Broken pounamu drill point, lower blade remaining. The cross section is plano-convex, with the front flattened. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break and on the back. There is tapering towards the cutting point. The point is sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground with polished sawing marks on each side. Round cross section. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge and indentation. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground. Round cross section. Each end has a bevel demarcated by a ridge and indentation. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground with sawing marks on both sides. Round cross section. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge and indentation. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mainly kawakawa variety but also touch of totoweka at proximal end. Medium green with black inclusions, orange-brown at proximal edge and light brown at distal end. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Suspension hole drilled from both ends at the proximal end. Distal end is slightly oblique with rounded sides.

Broken pounamu gouge, distal end remaining. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge and indentation. Cutting edge is sharp.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll and on the point. The point is blunt.

Broken piece of a pounamu gouge or drill point, distal portion remaining. Light green and mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Distal edge is tapered and sharp.

Pounamu gouge. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground with some bruising on one side. Small part broken off the proximal end. Distal end comes to a blunt point, with a bevel demarcated by a line.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground. There is flaking on the front and back of the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken gouge (butt broken off). Pounamu. Mid green, light green, and white. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground, rough on broken edges. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line, and is concave. Cutting edge is chipped. Tarewai II written on front.

Broken pounamu gouge, poll remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the break. There is bruising at the poll. The bevel and cutting edge are flaked off.

Complete adze. Rectangular The surface is ground, with flaking on poll and in centre of back Butt undifferentiated Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight. Prominent saw mark down the right side proper.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical Surface is ground, with heavy bruising and flaking. Butt undifferentiated Bevel demarcated with line. Cutting edge roughly sharp and straight.

Broken pounamu gouge, distal portion remaining. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Round cross section. Bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. Distal edge tapers to a point.

Broken pounamu gouge, medial portion remaining. Mid green, silver, and black in colour. Surface is ground. Round in cross section. Remnants of bevel indicate that it is demarcated by a ridge and an indentation.