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Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Sawing marks down proper left and proper right, but more pronounced on proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Front of butt has notches cut width-wise into it. Approximately 13 notches. Bevel is continuous with blade, and is concave. Cutting edge is blunt and curved, heavily chipped. Large chip on proper right side of cutting edge. Toitois written on back. Blue semi-circular sticker on back.

Chert drill point. Cream, light yellow, light grey, and black in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering. Some retouch present

Chert drill point. Cream, dark brown, white, and light yellow in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Some weathering.

Complete adze Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge only roughly finished. Bevel seems continuous with blade. Cutting edge sharp and curved.

Stone drill point. Light grey. Reworked on the lateral margins and tapered to a polished point at the distal end.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground, with some bruising on the upper portion of the front, and on the proper left side of the back. There is also flaking on the back of the poll. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade, the cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete stone minnow lure shank. Black with dark gray flecks, ground smooth. Triangular cross section. Perforation at the head, drilled from both sides. Two notches on side edges of the head. Head comes to a point. Tapers toward the base.

Complete stone minnow shank. Dark grey, ground smooth. Triangular cross section. Head comes to a dull point. Tapers toward the base, which has a flattened notch on the top edge.

Complete adze, broken adze The surface is mostly ground but bruised between the butt and blade. Bevel is ground. The bevel is demarcated by a small ridge. The cutting edge is sharp.

Complete, broken adze Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground and the top of the butt and bottom of the blade is broken The front is reduced in a curved shape. The top of the butt is broken. The shoulder is raised. The bottom of the blade is broken. The bevel is demarcated by a small ridge.

Complete chisel. Plano-convex with back flattened. The surface is ground and has a piece taken out the top of the butt. A few chips on the blade. No distinction between the blade and the butt. No distinction between the blade and the butt.