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Incomplete pounamu pendant. Light green and white. Surface is bruised and flaked. Straight and comes to a point at one end. No suspension hole present.

Broken pounamu pendant, broken at the proximal end. Mid-green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground with some cracks and chips. Rectangular cross section. Proximal end shows evidence of a drill mark or a broken out suspension hole. Tapered to a sharp point at the distal end.

Complete pounamu pendant, possibly reworked from a chisel. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground, with flaking on cutting edge. On the proper right there are light sawing marks.

Complete fishhook point. Curved with knob where tip meets base. External serrations toward tip.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light yellow-green inanga variety. Straight, rectangular shape, slightly reduced at the proximal end for suspension. Distal end is curved, with a bevel demarcated by a line on one side.

Pounamu pendant, piece broken off at the distal end. Mid green with high translucency. Surface is ground and flaked. Projection knob at the proximal end (appears to have been reworked from a broken suspension hole). Kinked just below the projection.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Surface is ground. Light green and dark green in colour, mottled near the butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Mostly complete pounamu chisel, poll is not present. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground, with some bruising on the back near the butt. Sawing marks on proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, poll remaining. The cross section is plano-convex with back flattened. The surface is ground, with flaking at the cutting edge and poll. The proper right has sawing marks. The bevel and cutting edge are flaked off.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Polished sawing marks on both sides. Bevel is demarcated by a line on both sides. Cutting edge is chipped.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green and mid brown in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Unfinished pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground, with prominent sawing marks on one side and at the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground on the front and bruised on the back. Sawing mark running down the centre of the front. Bevel on the back demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, blade remaining. Light green and cream in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is slightly oblique and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, distal end remaining. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp, with a bevel that is continuous with the blade.

Pounamu chisel, broken at the poll. Light green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross section is rectangular. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is chipped.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the proper left side, poll and cutting edge. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting is straight and blunt, with chipping.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll and back. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt with the sides reducing towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated with a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with some chipping.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is bruised, with grinding on the high points of the blade. The bevel and cutting edge are ground. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, one side of blade remaining. Light green and mid green in colour. Surface is bruised. Bevel on both sides, one demarcated by a line and one by a change in surface. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.