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Broken fish gorge, large medial fragment remaining, tips broken off at both ends.

Broken fishhook point, one sharpened end remaining. Visible repair where previously broken.

Broken straight fishhook point, broken at base and tip.

Broken needle, shaft and distal end remaining. Distal end is sharp. Broken at the eye at the proximal end. Thickness reduced at the proximal end.

Complete adze. Basalt. Mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, light flaking on proper left side and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Tarewai Point written on front and back.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is ground, with flaking at the cutting edge. There is bruising on the poll. There are three sawing marks on the blade, two on the proper left and right of the front, and the middle of the back. The bevel is demarcated by concave wearing. The cutting edge is chipped off.

Broken bone point, broken at the proximal end. Manufactured from hollow bone.

Mostly complete bone awl, chipped around the proximal end.

Bone pendant, small portion broken off at each end. Comes to a point at one end. A large barb-like notch on each side.

Unfinished fishhook point, from piece of jawbone. Partial tooth remaining in jaw.

Broken stone chisel. The cross section is an asymmetric rectangle, with the proper right tapering towards the proper left. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break. There is bruising on the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.

Complete straight fishhook point. External notch on side of base. Internal barb near tip.

Complete straight fishhook point. Large curved external notch on side of base.

Complete straight fishhook point. External notches on side of base, and single notch on lower base. Internal barb near tip.

Broken straight fishhook point, base and mid point remaining, tip not present. Serrations on external side, internal barb, serrations from barb to break.

Bone point, distal end is fine and sharp. Cutting striation in surface near proximal end.

Complete bone point, long and slender.

Complete bone point, slender.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, light grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is mostly ground, flaking on sides and poll. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming shoulder, lower on blade that usual. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. 479 written on bevel; Tarewai Point written on front.

Mostly complete shank, possibly broken at base. Knobs present on head. Serrations also present on external portion.