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Taoka Maori
Complete chalcedony drill point that is mid grey and light grey in colour. The dorsal surface is heavily flaked. There is minor flaking near the proximal end on the ventral surface.
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Complete chalcedony drill point that is light brown and light yellow in colour. There is a very small section of the cortex on top of the proximal end. There are flake scars across all surfaces.
Complete chalcedony drill point that is light red and light grey in colour. There is a section of the cortex present on the proximal end. There are flake scars on the dorsal surface.
Complete dark brown porcellanite drill point.
Chalcedony drill point. Light grey and black in colour. Weathering on most surfaces.
Chalcedony drill point. Light grey, white, black, and cream in colour. Cortex present on dorsal surface. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch present bilaterally on dorsal surface
Chalcedony drill point. Light grey, mid yellow, and black in colour. Flake scars present. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch present.
Complete chalcedony drill point. Retouch along one lateral margin. Surface is smooth with no flake scars on the other lateral margin, at the proximal end, and on both faces.
Chalcedony drill point. Light grey and black in colour. Flake scar on ventral surface. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch on right lateral margin of ventral surface.
chalcedony flake. Mid grey in colour.
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.
Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Back is almost completely ground, with the top proper right corner flaked. Front has a large ground patch in the centre, the rest is flaked. Sides are flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade not present.
Broken pounamu gouge. The cross section is hexagonal. The surface is ground with natural flaking at the poll and flaking at the cutting edge. Two of the sides on the proper right have sawing marks. The bevel is demarked by a curved line. The cutting edge is broken.
Broken pounamu gouge. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll and on the proper left front of the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and broken.
Broken pounamu gouge, only lower blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the bevel. The bevel is demarked with a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.
Broken pounamu gouge, only lower blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the bevel and front. The bevel is demarked by two diagonal lines. The cutting edge is broken off.
Broken pounamu chisel, only lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with bruising on the broken edge. The bevel is demarked by a straight line. The two sides both have sawing marks. The proper left has a sawing mark on the back. The proper right has sawing marks on the top and bottom. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.