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Mostly complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and black with feature fractures, Barn Bay source. Surface is ground smooth. One side edge is straight and one is curved. Lenticular cross section. Tapered at the proximal end, with a knob which has a broken out suspension hole. Side edges are partially serrated and notched. Distal end is rounded.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the cutting edge, and poll. There are sawing marks on both sides. The bevel is delineated by two lines, joining at a shallow chin. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with flaking on the proper left.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground and bladed on both ends. Both sides of both ends are bevelled. The tapered cutting edge is curved and sharp, the non-tapered end is straight and blunt.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated with a line. Cutting edge is straight, smooth and sharp.

Complete adze. Flint. Dark grey and grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, flaking on sides and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll angled from proper left down to proper right. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, chipped on proper right side. Mataura Island written on back.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground with distinct bruising at butt portion with deep flake scars. Back of blade is also ground with minor flake scars and chips. Minor differentiation between blade and butt with slight reduction to sides to form shoulder. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp with a small chip to the right side.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground across back and most of front. Naturally rough along sides. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Blade not present.

Nephrite/pounamu pendant. Mid-green kawakawa variety. Tapered at the proximal end and at the centre. There is a projection on one side edge at the centre, just above where it is tapered. Two slight projections at the distal end, with a curved indentation inbetween.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Rectangular Surface is heavily flaked and bruised. Butt not present. Bevel has been chipped away. Cutting edge is blunt, slightly rounded and chipped.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Asymmetrical Surface is bruised. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by an angled straight line. Cutting edge is straight, sharp and smooth.

Broken stone gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the poll and cutting edge. The bevel is not demarcated. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete chalcedony drill point. Mid orange and white in colour. Weathering on whole outer surface, especially ventral surface. Bifacial retouch on whole surface

complete chalcedony drill point. Light brown and white in colour. Weathering on outer surface, especially proper right side. Bifacial retouch on proper left and proper right lateral margins.

Complete chalcedony drill point. Mid grey and dark grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of both lateral margins.

Complete chalcedony drill point. Mid brown and dark grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of one lateral margin.

Complete chalcedony drill point. Mid brown and mid yellow in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins. Cortex present on the dorsal surface at the distal end.

Complete chalcedony drill point. White in colour. Unifacial retouch on the right lateral margin.

Complete chalcedony drill point. Mid yellow in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.

Complete chalcedony drill point. Cream and white in colour. Retouch along both lateral margins.

Complete light pink chalcedony drill point. There is cortex on the ventral surface. Some flake scarring, also quite dirty.