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Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the sides and butt. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is oblique and ends in a point on the proper right. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The proper left side of the butt tapers in towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade and has a large chip at the cutting edge. The cutting edge is irregular.

Complete unfinished adze. Oval cross-section. The surface is bruised with some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Adze roughout. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The proper left side of the butt tapers in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by scar ridges. The cutting edge is unworked and oblique

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked with a small ground area on the bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The front of the blade is slightly concave. The bevel is roughly indicated by an area demarcated by a scar ridge. The cutting edge is straight and chipped. There is a piece of paper adhere to the front of the blade that reads "John White Collection". The front of the blade has brownish spots on the stone.

Broken adze, blade remaining. Light green and silver pounamu. Surface is ground and flaked. Cross-section is rectangular. Butt is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Tokanui" inscription.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey/brown stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze Asymmetrical cross-section. Front of blade is ground with flake scars. Back of blade is ground with flake scars at bevel. Undifferentiated blade between butt. Blade comes to a point at the poll. Bevel on blade is demarcated with line. Bevel is curved with flake scars and cutting edge is slightly blunt.

Broken adze roughout, blade and bevel end only. Grey stone with a layer of white on one side. Trapezoidal cross-section at the broken end, quadrangular at the bevel end. The surface is flaked. There is no obvious bevel and the cutting edge is blunt and flaked.

Fishhook fragment, tip of point missing. Knobs at head of shank. Small perforation on external side of base.

Complete minnow lure shank. Light grey stone. Notches at base and perforation drilled from each side at head. Triangular cross section.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is bruised and flaked with a ground bevel. There is a protruding shoulder on the front of the blade, distinguishing the butt from the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with a large chip on the proper left.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with bruised and ground areas on the blade. The stone of the butt is reduced slightly on the front and back. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The bevel is roughly flaked. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

Adze roughout, it is unclear whether it is complete or broken off at the poll end. Grey stone. Asymmetrical quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is roughly indicated by flake scars. The cutting edge is blunt and irregular.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Adze roughout. Light green and grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is unfinished and demarcated by flake scars. Cutting edge is straight with a flat, unfinished edge. "Tokanui" inscription

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised. There are three patches of adhesive and paper on the back. The butt curves up towards the front of the blade. The bevel is roughly indicated with flake scars. The cutting edge is blunt and irregular.

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.

Broken, curved fishhook shank that is partially manufactured. The head has a knob on the external side that has been partially broken off. Broken, curved fishhook shank that is partially manufactured. The head has a knob on the external side that has been partially broken off.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The back of the blade is slightly concave. The front of the butt is bulbous. The bevel is indicated by flake scars. The cutting edge is irregular and sharp.