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Complete. The cross section is asymmetrical but approximately trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The front surface is ground at the bottom and flaked at the top. The top edge is jagged. The back surface is flaked and bruised. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is absent. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

Complete. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. There is a square piece of paper adhered to the back with "86" written on it. The butt is differentiated by and increased tapering of the sides from the shoulder to the poll. The bevel is small and marked by a line along the chin. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with some chipping.

Nephrite/pounamu hei tiki, kawakawa variety. Mid green with yellow undertones at the head. Head is large in comparison to the rest of the body and turned to left. Defined forehead ridge, deep-set eyes, double tongue. Suspension hole, drilled from both sides, broken out on top of head. Arms with elbows joined on thighs. Lightly marked three toed legs joined in middle. Profile tapers from proximal end to distal end.

Broken greenstone adze, part of butt missing. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with some bruising and flake scars at the broken end. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is clearly demarcated by a straight ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Greenstone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mostly ground, with flake scarring. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, and very little between the bevel and the blade. There is a piece large chip broken off the proper left of the poll. The bevel is narrow and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Greenstone chisel. Oval cross-section. The surface is ground with saw marks on the sides. There is a bevel on the front and back, both demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is sharp.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground with some flaking and bruising on the sides and poll. The surface is speckled with black. There is a piece of paper adhered to the back with "Found by Mrs and Miss (illegible: possibly Felo?) at 202 Purakanui 2.11.04" written on it. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and mid-green. Surface is ground. Rectangular shape with rounded edges. Perforated in the centre from two sides.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Natural rough areas on butt and sides. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp an curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised with some ground areas. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (break in butt). Pounamu. Mid green, and light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, sawing mark down proper right side. Upper butt not present, undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides begin to taper before break. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Murdering Beach" written on front.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some natural roughness on back. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Lenticular. Surface is bruised with flaking on sides. Butt has minor differentiation; sides are reduced. Bevel is continuous, and tapers down toward cutting edge. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and rounded.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground with bruising on the back and flaking at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical. The proper right side is trapezoidal with the back narrower then the front. The proper left side is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is predominantly ground with some bruising on the proper left side and the back of the butt. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, chipped and blunt.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical and approximately oval. The proper right side is unfinished. It is not clear which is the front and which is the back. The surface is predominantly ground with flaking and bruising along the sides and edges. There is a small, rectangular piece of paper adhered to one side with "446" written on it. The butt is undifferentiated. The poll has a protrusion on the proper right side. The bevel is not distinguishable.

Broken adze, bevel end remaining. The cross section is asymmetrical. The proper right side is lozenge shaped, with a sawing ridge along the middle. The proper left side is jagged and unfinished. The surface is predominantly ground with significant flaking and bruising on the back. The butt is absent. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and blunt. The proper left end is broken or unfinished, such that the proper left side is shorter than the proper right side.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid-green kahurangi/inanga variety. Surface is ground. Tapers toward the proximal end, which has one complete suspension hole, drilled from one side and off-centre. Proximal end has two drill marks, one on each side, indicating incomplete attempts at a suspension hole. Irregular notches/indentations around all edges. Distal end has a bevel on one side, demarcated by curved line, which indicates that the pendant may have been reworked from an adze. Distal end has been reduced and ground near the centre, creating a slight indentation.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except for areas of natural roughness Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. On front; Purakanui.