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Complete adze. Light brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised. There are large flake scars on the front of the blade. There is major distinction between the butt and the blade. There is a large protruding shoulder on the front of the blade, and the front of the butt is reduced. The poll is circular and has a sloped end with possible lugs at the edge. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. There is major distinction between the butt and the blade, with rounded shoulders on each side on the front and a reduction in the stone on the sides. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Complete adze. Dark greenish brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly smooth on both sides of the blade, and bruised and flaked on the sides and butt. There is some distinction between the butt and the blade, with a reduction in the stone at the butt and an irregular curved line. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. There are the remnants of a paper label adhered to the back of the blade.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface of the blade is mostly ground, with bruising on the butt, with some flake scars. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade. Distinct shoulder and a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of the butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade. The bevel is concave. The cutting edge is curved, asymmetrical and sharp.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised with ground areas on the blade. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade, with a rounded shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The poll is oblique and flaked. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and chipped. There is a remnant of a sticker adhered to the back of the blade, and "Orepuki [illegible year]" and "15" written on the front. [A detached circular sticker with "Orepuki by Mr Fortune 1899" written on it was sitting under this adze and may have come from it.]

Complete adze. Brown stone. The cross-section is oval. The surface is mostly bruised with some ground areas on both sides of the blade. There is a slight rounded shoulder on the front of the blade. The bevel is demarcated by ridges on both sides that taper towards the centre. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is bruised and ground. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade apart from a little bruising around the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and asymmetrical.

Complete adze Trapezoidal cross-section. Front of blade has slight bruising and flake scars with bottom portion slightly ground. Back of blade also has some bruising, flake scars and grounding. Undifferentiated between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade and is slightly curved with cutting edge appearing sharp.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade, with multiple flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by oblique ridges that meet in the middle. The cutting edge is chipped and irregular.

Complete adze. Light brown stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete unfinished adze Trapezoidal with back narrower than front There is a flake scar, some bruising and mostly ground No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and has some chips.

Complete unfinished adze. Light brown/grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and chipped. There is a circular starburst sticker on the back that reads: "Found by James Pearson at Orepuki 1900 (July) R.D."

Complete adze Oval cross-section. Back of blade has bruising and flake scars at butt and side portions. Bevel portion is ground. Front of blade is mostly ground with distinct flake scars. Undifferentiated blade between butt. Butt slightly tapers in towards poll. Bevel on blade is demarcated with line. Bevel also has a very slight curve. The cutting edge appears to be sharp.

Complete adze Quadrangular cross-section. Front of blade is mostly ground with butt having flake scars. Back of blade has bruising and flake scars on butt. Undifferentiated between blade and butt, however butt appears to have flake scars which could indicate potential work to create the butt. Bevel on blade is demarcated with line. Bevel also has a very slight curve. The cutting edge appears to be sharp with chip to the right portion.

Complete unfinished rusty iron adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll curves towards one side. It is unclear which side the bevel is on as both sides taper towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on one side and bruised on the other. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped, with bevel on both surfaces. Haft is flat.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Split silcrete blade, proper left lateral margin remaining. Bifacial retouch on lateral margin and on the distal edge.

Broken bone comb, head remaining. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Rounded corners at the proximal end; sides straight. Evidence of 7 teeth, all broken at the base with a horizontal sawing mark visible.

Broken bone point, one end remaining, manufactured from hollow bone.