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Broken threader, sharpened tip remaining.

Complete fish gorge, unusually small.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower end remaining, broken at tip.

Broken harpoon head, medial portion remaining. The proximal end of the base is broken, with a notch. The lower side of the shaft is reduced where the shaft meets the head. There is one large barb. There is a large perforation through the head. The tip is broken off.

Complete straight fishhook point. One notch on external lower side.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination is not present. Light grey and light brown colour. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on one lateral margin of the ventral surface.

Broken shank - base and tip not present.

Broken curved fishhook point, tip remaining. Point is manufactured from dog jaw, with the tip being a sharpened tooth. Smaller fragments of teeth remaining in jaw.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with flaking at the poll and cutting edge. The bevel is demarcated by straight lines. The cutting edge is chipped off.

Broken pounamu gouge, poll missing. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground with flaking on the break and back. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line and concave wearing. The cutting edge is straight and blunt with chipping.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and circular on the butt Surface is ground with bruising on sides and around butt Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides are tapered towards the poll Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and asymmetrical on the butt Surface is ground with large flake off proper right side and some other flaking on the back near the butt Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides are tapered towards the poll but most of butt has been flaked off Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp with some flaking on proper left edge

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, cross-section of butt is oval Surface is mostly ground on blade and bruised on the butt Differentiation between butt and blade, sides are reduced Bevel is demarcated with by ridge at chin, cutting edge is curved and sharp and chipped

Complete adze. Asymmetrical Flaked and bruised. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is rounded, uneven and sharp in places.

Complete but unfinished toggle. Cut but not finished on both ends, visible cutting marks at one end. There is no perforation.

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a long and wide eye at the mid proximal end.

Complete fish gorge, one end chipped.

Complete fish gorge.

Complete adze Cross-section is asymmetrical Surface is bruised and flaked throughout and ground around the bottom of the blade Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides are tapered towards the poll Bevel is slightly demarcated by a line on proper right side but flaked off on rest of adze. Cutting edge is curved and sharp