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Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front, back and proper right, bruising on proper left, poll and partially on proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper left side tapers towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, corners lightly curved. "W" written on back.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Pounamu. Light green, mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some flaking on front edges. Break at butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. Kaka Pt. written on back. Small sticker partially removed on front; "Kaka Pt."

Broken chisel (blade and proper right of butt remaining). Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with areas of natural roughness. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper right side tapers towards butt. Proper left side of butt broken off. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Broken chisel (lower blade remaining). Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is rectangular.Surface is ground, with areas of natural roughness. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Inanga nephrite tautau, hockey stick type pendant. U shaped distal end sits above perforation drilled from both sides.

Broken porcellanite blade, medial portion remains. Light green in colour and covered in small holes.

Complete chalcedony blade. Light brown and light grey in colour. Cortex present on termination and proximal half of dorsal surface. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins of ventral side.

Complete adze. Light green, black, silver pounamu. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. Minor differentiation between butt and blade with slight reduction in the sides, particularly the proper left side which has a minor shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Taieri Mth" inscription.

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground, with some flaking originating from the break. The bevel is demarcated by a diagonal straight line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Chalcedony flake that is dark grey in colour. There are some sections of the cortex present on both sides on the flake.

Complete porcellanite blade that is dark grey in colour. It has flake scars on the dorsal surface near the distal end. There is minor unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface.

Chalcedony flake that is mid grey and light grey in colour. It has a section of the cortex remaining. There is retouching on the proximal end.

Porcellanite flake that is mid brown in colour. It has some bruising on the dorsal surface. It has flaking on the ventral surface.

Complete chalcedony blade. White cortex-like weathering on distal surface and proper left and proper right lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on proper left lateral margin at distal end.

Chalcedony flake. Dark brown and dark red. Two small holes in ventral surface, and one on dorsal surface. Retouch on right lateral margin on dorsal surface. Several flake scars on dorsal surface.

Chalcedony flake. White, light grey, dark yellow, and mid brown in colour. Cortex present on dorsal surface. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering on dorsal surface. Retouch on right lateral margin on ventral surface, and bilaterally on dorsal surface lateral margins.

Chalcedony flake. Light grey, dark brown, white, and cream in colour. Weathering on ventral surface, and partially on dorsal surface. Retouch bifacially on left lateral margin.

Porcellanite core that is dark grey and mid brown in colour. There is a large section of the cortex present on one side.

Chalcedony core that is light grey and light brown in colour. There is no cortex present.

Chalcedony core that is light grey and cream in colour. There is a section of the cortex present on one side.