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Chalcedony core. White and cream in colour. There is cortex at the proximal end.

Broken pounamu pendant. Dark green and silver, high translucency. Oval cross section. Surface is ground and polished, except at the proximal end, which has been crudely cut and reworked on both side edges. Small drill marks at the proximal edge indicating a broken out suspension hole. Tapers to a point at the distal end.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Kahurangi variety, bright green with light brown inclusions. Surface has been ground. Proximal end is tapered and straight. Below the proximal end, pendant widens at "shoulders" and is curved in a crescent shape. Distal end is rounded.

Chalcedony flake. Light brown and white in colour.

Chalcedony drill point. Light yellow in colour.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Broken pounamu pendant, proximal end remaining. Dark green and black. Circular cross section. Surface is ground smooth. A piece was previously broken off and glued back together. Reduction at the proximal end, with a suspension hole and a rounded edge.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the the poll. There is a sawing mark originating at the poll. The gouge is bevelled on both sides, demarcated by curved lines. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, with chipping.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid green. Cross-section is lenticular. Surfaces of front lower blade and bevel are ground, flaked on back and front butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by surface change from ground to flaked. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipped on proper left side of cutting edge.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, dark green. Cross-section is oval. Surface of lower blade is ground, becoming bruised and flaked towards butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by surface change from ground to bruised. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chip on proper right side of cutting edge.

Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with sawing marks on proper right side. Front and sides of butt are slightly reduced, especially on proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Pelichet Bay" inscription.

Broken porcellanite blade, proximal end remaining. Mid grey and black in colour. Cortex present on striking platform. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins, dorsal surface.

Broken and unfinished hei tiki, head remaining only. Pounamu/nephrite, kawakawa variety with mottled dark patches on mid green. Lighter band runs diagonally across and below lower eye. Two eyes partly outlined with peak at crown. Head turned toward proper left side. Complete perforation at top of head, drilled from both sides.

Unfinished hei tiki. There is a perforation through the proximal end. The edges are curved and shaped, rounded at the proximal end and straight at the distal end. There are two notches, one on either side, both at approximate middle.

Chalcedony flake. Mid brown in colour. There is weathering on two sides.

Pounamu flake.

Pounamu flake.

Chalcedony flake. Mid grey in colour. Weathering on one side.

Complete Asymmetrical. Front of blade is ground with flake scars to the right side. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp with small chip at the right side.

Incomplete greenstone gouge/chisel, bevel end of blade only. Oval cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked. There is a saw scar on the proper left. The bevel is faceted and demarcated by a curved line. There is a chip out of the proper right side of the bevel and cutting edge.