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Complete straight pounamu pendant. Light green with surface ground smooth. Large suspension hole at the proximal end. Distal end tapers to a dull point. Both ends have a bevel continuous with the shaft.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid-green with light green inclusions; black at the proximal edge. Surface has been ground. One side edge is reduced and flaked along the entire pendant. Suspension hole at the proximal end, slightly off-centre and drilled from both sides. Tapers slightly toward the proximal edge, which is oblique. Distal edge is sharp and straight, similar to the cutting edge of an adze. Bevel is continuous with the blade.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground with some flaking and bruising on the sides, back and butt. The butt is asymmetrical, with the proper left side differentiated by an increased tapering of the side from the shoulder to the poll, and the proper right side undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin. The blade is asymmetrical with the proper left side longer than the proper right side. The cutting edge is angled and chipped but 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.

Fragment of adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid green, silver. Cross-section is semi-circular, with unworked side flattened. Surface is partially ground, with areas of bruising. No discernable butt or blade. "Waikouaiti Beach" written on front.

Complete adze. Lenticular. Surface is ground with heavy flaking around the butt/poll end. Butt has been flaked away. Bevel is demarcated by a very faint curved ridge. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp, and very rounded.

Complete adze. Lenticular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation; sides have been slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line. Cutting edge is sharp, smooth and slightly rounded, with minor chipping.

Complete roughout Cross-section is asymmetrical. Almost rectangular, except for section on proper left side, which has only been partially sawn through. Surface is ground of front and back, with areas of natural roughness on poll. Sides are mostly rough where broken. Sawing marks on proper left and proper right and on front of blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Large pounamu pendant in bird form. Light green and light blue-grey. Surface is ground with some flaking near the distal end. Small suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled from both sides. Proximal edge is chipped and oblique, representing the head and beak. Elongated neck with straight sides. Curved stomach protrudes on one side edge at a notch below the neck and back is straight and in line with the neck on the other side edge. Projection at the distal end representing tail feathers, notched below the back.

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.

Incomplete pounamu/nephrite pendant, in the process of being reworked from an adze. Light blue and light green colour with light brown flaw on proper right side. Surface is ground smooth. Cross section is lenticular at the butt and rectangular at the blade. Incomplete perforation drilled from the back side of the butt, with two other drill marks on the poll. Proper left side is flattened and proper right side is flattened on the blade with a sharper edge on the butt, tapering toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Notch on the cutting edge, somewhat flattened on the left side.

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.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical: approximately rectangular, but with a sawing mark on the proper left side resulting in the back being narrower then the front. The surface is predominantly ground with some bruising on the sides and edges. There are transverse grooves on the front of the butt which may be hafting scars. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is asymmetrical: slightly curved with the proper right side of the blade longer than the left. It is sharp, but has a small chip in the centre.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade, with bruising on the bevel. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with a distinct point.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the poll. There is no delineation between butt and blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu hei matau pendant. Light green, silver, and black. Surface is ground smooth. Suspension hole at the head, mostly drilled from one side. There is a barb-like projection on the external side of the head. Point has a rounded, double-sided tip, one side curves inward and the other ends with an external notch.

Complete pounamu hei matau pendant. Cream and light brown with a pale green tint. Surface is ground smooth. Suspension hole drilled from both sides at the internal side of the head. There is an internal notch and an external knob at the head. A crack runs vertically along from mid-shank to the base, with a grey discolouration that may indicated it has been stabilised with some material. There is an indentation on one side of the base of the point. The point curves into a rounded, double-barbed tip. A piece of one side of the point has broken off.

Broken pounamu/nephrite pendant, large piece missing from one side of the distal end. Has been burnt to a cream/white colour on the distal end; light green and grey on the proximal end. Surface has been ground, but has feather fractures on distal end and across the centre. One side edge is straight and the other is slightly curved. Proximal end is tapered, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides, slightly off-centre due to one side edge being at an angle. Distal edge is rounded and chipped.