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Broken toki (Butt, blade and bevel present). Very roughly oval. The surface is ground, with a saw cut on the proper right side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and demarcated by a slight ridge visible only on the proper right side. The cutting edge is missing.

Complete toki. Asymmetrical cross section. Front of blade has distinct flake scars (quite deep), and back of blade has vertical flake scarring (also quite deep). There is also a small hole at the top portion. No differentiation between blade and butt. Unsure where bevel lies on this blade. (not visible).

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu adze Cross-section is oval. The surface is ground. There is no differentiation between the butt and blade. The bevel is demarcated by two curved lines that meet in the middle of the back. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu adze Cross-section is rectangle. The surface is ground with flaking on the back. Both the front and back are bevelled. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken fishhook point, tip remaining. Barbed and straight.

Dark red porcellanite flake. Cortex on the the dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on the distal edge and unifacial retouch on one lateral margin.

Dark red porcellanite flake. Cortex on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on lateral margins and at proximal edge with bifacial retouch on the distal edge.

Broken porcellanite blade, unknown portion remaining. Mid grey in colour. Flake scars present across both surfaces. Unifacial retouch present on both lateral margins of one side.

Piece of worked pounamu, use unknown. Burnt, silver, light grey, light green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross section is rectangular. Tapers toward the proximal end, with a sawing mark and a projection on one side edge. Sawing marks along both side edges toward the distal end.

Pounamu hei matau pendant. Broken in two pieces and glued back together.

Complete pounamu pendant in the shape of a bird or fish. Dark and mid-green in colour, highly translucent and chatoyant. Surface is polished. Suspension hole at proximal end indicates animal's eye, drilled from both sides. Proximal end has a large projection on one side edge with three notches below. Other side edge of the proximal end is also notched. Distal edge is oblique, indicating a fin or feathers, with an indentation in the centre.

Complete pounamu hei tiki. Very light green with white spots layers. Smooth edges and shape. Head is turned toward the proper left side. Eyes, nose, lips, shoulders, and feet indicated by incised lines. Cracked brown line through the nose. Small suspension hole at the top of the head, mostly drilled from the back. On the back side, natural depression on the right shoulder.

Complete pounamu/Nephrite hei tiki. Mid-green inanga variety with white inclusions. Westland source. Head turned to left. Serrated paua shell inlaid into eyes. Nostrils, pointed tongue, chin, and forehead indicated. Arms rest on thighs, legs joined with three toes either foot. Perforation drilled front at centre top through scarf cut across rear.

Complete adze. The cross-section is lenticular. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade as the surface changes from ground to flaked. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp but it has quite a few chips along it, with two major ones on either side.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back, surface is bruised on sides and butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. "Nth Taieri" written on front.

Broken porcellanite blade, distal portion remaining. Light purple and dark orange in colour. Flake scars and weathering on the dorsal surface.

Porcellanite flake. Black in colour. Cortex on dorsal surface.

Oval porcellanite flake. Rippling across both surfaces. Proximal and dorsal ends unclear. Retouching along the proximal lateral margin (based on orientation of accession number).

Teardrop shaped porcellanite flake. Retouching on both lateral margins. Has a longitudinal ridge on the dorsal side.