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Complete wooden patu aruhe (beater for preparing fern root). Spatula shaped head with convex bruised face. Distal end rounds to gently tapering neck which runs evenly to end of handle. A natural elongated knot sits in middle of handle which is rounded at proximal end. End of head eroded and with splitting.

Incomplete curved one-piece fishhook. Incurved point has broken off, as-well as at base portion. Notch present at base portion also.

Complete bird spear point. There are five barbs. The lowest barb is serrated along the top edge, both sides of the lower point are serrated.

Curved fishhook point fragment, very bottom of base broken, tip and point present. Notches on external side of base.

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp. Proximal end is unperforated.

Piece of straight bird bone, broken and worked to a sharp point at each end.

Straight piece of hollow bird bone, one side broken and worked to a point at the end.

Piece of hollow, straight worked bird bone. One end is split and worked to a point, the tip of which has broken off.

Piece of straight hollow bird bone, broken on one side and worked to a point at the end.

Piece of straight bird bone, a small portion is hollow at one end. The rest is split, and the other end is worked to a point.

Piece of straight, hollow bone, broken at one end. Split at the other end and worked to a flattened point.

Broken fishhook point, mid and base remaining, tip not present. Slightly curved towards tip.

Complete fish gorge.

Broken bone comb, distal portion of four prongs not present. Cross section is a half-circle.

Unfinished straight fishhook. Barbed point, with serrations on barb, with a large shaft of unworked bone.

Broken fishhook point, mid and base remaining, tip not present. Serations on external side, two-pronged barb on external side.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, internal notches.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an interior barb in the middle of the point.

Complete straight fishhook point with serration along one side of fishhook. Barb present on the other side.

Complete curved fishhook point. Notch present at base.