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Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Asymmetrical The surface is bruised and flaked Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by a prominent line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and slightly curved, with left side proper corner missing.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical: the proper left side is lozenge shaped, the proper right side is trapezoidal with the front narrower then the back. The surface is predominantly ground. The sides and poll retain ridges from saw marks. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken adze, butt end remaining. The cross section is asymmetrical but approximately rectangular. The surface is flaked and ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel and cutting edge are absent.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical The surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with cutting edge. Cutting edge is straight and sharp

complete rectangular The surface is ground. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is slightly curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with areas of natural roughness. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll - more heavily tapered on proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. Chipped on proper left side.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Rectangular Surface is ground on the front and flaked on the back. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, angled up slightly toward the front right proper.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with bruising and flaking on the back and on front right side proper. Butt has minor differentiation, left side has been reduced and shoulder raised. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, angled up slightly toward the front left proper.

Complete adze Plano-convex, back flattened. Surface is ground, with flaking on the poll, front, back and sides. Butt undifferentiated and has been flaked away. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, with the proper right corner flaked away.

Complete pounamu adze. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. Reduction in the top of the butt. Poll is flaked. Bevel is demarcated by a concave indentation surrounded by a line with two lines on either side. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp. "Dunedin District." inscription on the back. Illegible inscription in pencil on the front of blade.

Complete light green pounamu adze. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. Reduction on back and sides of butt. Bevel is demarcated by two lines. Cutting edge has been flaked away. "Dunedin District." inscription

Broken pendant in adze form. Projection with groove around it at the proximal end for suspension. Distal end is broken off. Surface is partially ground, with large portions of bruising. There is a sawing mark down one side.

Incomplete adze. Asymmetrical Surface is bruised and flaked with the front and right side proper ground. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Possibly an incomplete adze. Light greenstone. The cross-section is lenticular. The surface is roughyl flaked, with polished areas on the front and back of the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. It is unclear which side of the object has the bevel, but the front and back of the blade have polished areas next to the edge. The cutting edge is blunt and irregular.

Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant. Dark green, black, and light brown. Possibly burnt on one edge. Surface is mostly flaked, with some parts ground. Rounded at both ends, with a curved projection and corresponding indentation at the centre.

Chalcedony drill point. Cream in colour.

Complete chalcedony drill point. Light grey and white in colour.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Light green, grey, and silver inanga variety. Probably Te Koroka source. Surface is ground; edges are sharp. Unique, irregular shape, possibly reworked from an adze or other tool. Oblique projection at the proximal end, with an off-centre suspension hole drilled from both sides. Another projection juts out at an angle from halfway down on one side, with straight edges. There is a worked indentation between the two projections on one side. Other side edge is straight from proximal end to distal end. Distal end is curved on one side and comes to a dull point on the other side.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid-green inanga variety. Surface is smooth except for back proximal end, which has broken off. Small suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end. Tapers to the distal end, which has a deep V-shaped bevel, indicating this may have been reworked from a chisel or gouge.

Worked pounamu, possible unfinished pendant. Circular cross-section and ground surface. The distal end comes to a sharp point. The proximal end flattens out, and there is a slight drill mark on one side.