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Pounamu pendant. Mid-green kawakawa variety. Cross section is lenticular. Drill mark on one side of the proximal end indicates an unfinished suspension hole. Proximal edge is rounded and distal edge comes to a point.

Broken pounamu pendant, medial portion remaining. Dark green kawakawa variety. Square cross section with slightly rounded side edges. Surface is ground. Tapered at one end.

Broken pounamu pendant, distal portion remaining. Dark green and black kawakawa variety. Surface is ground. Sawing mark along one side edge. Distal edge is chipped and bruised.

Broken chisel. Pounamu. Dark green, light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, though some sides are bruised. One side has sawing marks down it. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Tarewai Point written on side.

Complete pounamu adze. Rectangular cross-section. Surface is ground. Differentiation between the butt and blade; sides are tapered towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked. "Akatore Coast" inscription.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. The cross section of the blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with bruising and chipping on the front and down the sides. Butt not present. Undifferentiated bevel but sides start to taper before break. Sawing mark down proper left side.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground and bladed on both ends. The proper right side is flaked. Both sides of both ends are bevelled. The tapered cutting edge is flaked off, the non-tapered end is straight and blunt with heavy chipping.

Porcellanite core that is mid purple and dark purple in colour. It has flake scars across the surface and no cortex present.

Chalcedony core that is dark grey and white in colour. Half of the core is cortex.

Complete silcrete blade that is light grey and black in colour. It has a flake scar on the dorsal surface. There is minor bifacial retouching on the proper left and right lateral margins.

Complete silcrete blade that is mid brown and cream in colour. There are flake scars across the dorsal surface. There is bifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin and unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin on the ventral surface.

Chalcedony core cream and light pink in colour. Cortex on both the distal and ventral margins. Unifacial retouch on the distal end.

Chalcedony flake. Mid and dark orange in colour. Flake scars and retouch throughout.

Complete chalcedony drill point that is light grey and white in colour. There are flake scars on both lateral margins and the dorsal surface.

Chalcedony drill point. Light brown and cream in colour. Cortex along one lateral margin. Retouch along all lateral margins.

Complete chalcedony drill point that is light grey and mid grey in colour. There is flaking across the dorsal surface and near the proximal end on the ventral surface. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin of the dorsal surface.

Complete chalcedony drill point that is light yellow and light grey in colour. There is flaking on all sides near the distal end. There is cortex present on the proximal end and the proper right lateral margin. There is unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the dorsal surface.

Complete chalcedony drill point that is light grey and mid grey in colour. There are flake scars across all surfaces. There is an inclusion near the distal end.