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Complete silcrete hammerstone. Cortex present. There are flake scars on the surface.

Complete curved fishhook.

Complete piupiu. Flax tags are attached to an approximately 11cm deep waistband. The tags have been sporadically scraped and dyed with paru. The scraped areas form three distinct motifs: lines, dashes and diamonds. From the waistband the motifs repeat in the pattern line, dashes, diamonds, dashes, line. The waistband has a tāniko design of alternating pātikitiki (diamonds) and stars. The waistband is formed of wool with a flax edging along the top. This edge extends to form ties at each end. Each tie has a knot in it.

Two poi woven from raupo (bullrush) wrapped longitudinally. One poi secured with muka (flax fiber) cord. The other secured with muka cord in two places (70mm apart). Twisted natural coloured muka cord inserted with a knot at the end.

Two poi woven from raupo (bullrush) wrapped longitudinally. Both secured with harakeke (flax) in two places (10mm apart). Natural muka (flax fiber) cord formed via the miro (rolling) technique inserted with both poi tied together via a knot at the end.

Two poi woven from raupo (bullrush) wrapped longitudinally. One poi secured with muka (flax fiber) cord. The other secured with muka cord in two places (10mm apart). Twisted natural coloured muka cord inserted with a knot at the end.

Complete adze. Quadrangular at poll, trapezoidal at blade with back narrower at front. Ground with heavy flaking and bruising throughout. Butt has major differentiation, sides have been tapered. Bevel demarcated by horizontal line. Cutting edge straight and blunt with a chip in the left side proper corner.

Complete adze. Rectangular at poll, asymmetrical at blade. Ground with bruising around the butt, heavy flaking on poll and down the back of the blade. Butt has major differentiation, frond and sides have been reduced and front of shoulders has been raised slightly. Bevel demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner. The cutting edge is straight and blunt with minor chipping.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. On front in pencil; Green valley. On bevel in black pen; Green Valley.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Ground with bruised butt and poll, and heavy flaking around butt and poll and down the blade. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised slightly. Bevel continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge, which is sharp, straight and slightly curved, with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, trapezoidal at base with back narrower than front. Ground with bruising around butt and poll, and intermittently on the back of the blade. There is some flaking down the back of the left side proper and the front right proper shoulder has been flaked. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel demarcated by a curved line running across the blade and tapering down to the corners. Cutting edge is smooth, rounded and moderately sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, except for front lower blade which is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt and straight, large chips along cutting edge.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey. Cross section is semi-circular, with front flattened. Surface is mostly flaked, with some ground areas on lower blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, though heavily chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side reduced more heavily that proper right. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved though heavily chipped. Possible cutting edge and bevel are unfinished.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, back narrower than front. Surface is ground and bruised with some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, heavily chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Front of butt slopes down towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large fragment of proper right cutting edge missing.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey and grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Front slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is semi-circular with front flattened. Surface is ground, some flaking on back butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll and back butt slopes up towards poll. Fragment missing from proper right butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and straight.

Broke adze (upper blade and butt remaining). Stone. Grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface of front blade and back lower blade, sides bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Large fragment on proper left blade missing.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some bruising. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with small chips along cutting edge.