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Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and black takiwai variety. Surface is polished. Chisel-shaped with rectangular cross section. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides and the proximal edge is rounded. Distal end is bevelled on both sides, each demarcated by a line, with a straight edge.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant, probably unfinished. Shape resembles backwards "J" or a one-piece fishhook, possibly intended to be a hei matau. Light green, silver, and brown colour. Surface is ground smooth with some bruising and flaking on the edges. Suspension knob at the proximal end. Distal end has two notches.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, trapezoidal at blade with back narrower than front. Ground with heavy bruising around the butt and minor bruising down the right side proper. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced heavily and shoulders have been raised markedly. Bevel continuous with blade, tapering down to cutting edge which is moderately sharp, slightly curved and has chipping in the centre.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Sawing mark on proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by an angled line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chips along cutting edge.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular, back slightly rounded. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides evenly reduced, forming a square butt. Poll end has been angled. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Drilled hole in butt, roughly 8mm in diameter, though inside the hole is slightly narrower.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides reduced. Poll end angled. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is highly ground, except at poll which is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Sawing marks are present on both proper left and proper right sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Both front and back have bevels demarcated by lines. Cutting edge is angled and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising and light flaking on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side slopes heavily, proper right sides tapers slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, quite chipped. "L. Papanui" written on back.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal Surface is ground Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, sides and front are reduced to form shoulder Bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. Cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrically curved.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green and translucent. Surface is ground smooth on the front and bruised on the back. Bird head in profile at the proximal end, turned to the proper left side. Suspension hole (drilled mostly from the front) as eye and a well-defined beak with a knob on the upper beak. Two projections below the head representing legs with well-defined knees and a foot on the proper right side.

Complete chisel Cross-section is circular Surface is ground

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, white, mid brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with some flaking on butt and back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front and bevel is ground, other surfaces flaked and bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Kaka Pt/Pt Molyneux written on front.

Chalcedony core that is mid blue and mid brown in colour. There is a section of the cortex that runs across three sides

Chalcedony core that is light blue and light grey in colour. It has a small section of the cortex present on one side.

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

Complete adze, lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with some large flake scars and a ground area on one side of the lower blade. It is unclear which side of the adze is the front. The sides of the adze taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is blunt and relatively straight.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front and sides is ground, surface of back is more roughly ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line.

Broken pounamu gouge, distal end of blade remaining. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular with rounded corners. Bevel is demarcated by a line and change in surface. Cutting edge is tapered, sharp, and curved.