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Complete patu onewa. Long, narrow blade with a longitudinal ridge. Pronounced shoulders where the blade meets the handle. Handle flares out at the butt, with a perforation drilled from both sides. Sides of the butt are squared off and the proximal edge has a broken perforation.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is mostly bruised with small ground area at bottom portion. Distinct flake scars around the poll portion. Back of blade is also bruised with flake scars. Flaking present at bevel. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is slightly curved and blunt.

Complete nephrite/pounamu pendant, reworked from a chisel. Dark green and black kawakawa variety. Surface is ground. Proximal end has been reduced and rounded, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides at the narrowest part. Distal end is tapered with a rounded bevel on one side.

Complete curved fishhook point with 3 external notches and internal barb.

Nephrite/pounamu pendant. Light green inanga variety. Surface is ground smooth. Large curved reduction on one side. Tapering at the proximal end, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Distal end is oblique with a bevel on one side.

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground on front and back, with major bruising along sides and toward butt Most of butt has been flaked and chipped away on the sides with only a pointed centre piece remaining Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is blunt and chipped

Incomplete adze. Trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground with flaking up the back of the left side proper. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated with a straight line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and slightly rounded up toward the right side proper corner. Prominent sawing marks up the right side proper.

Broken (Proper right side elements including blade, bevel and cutting edge is present) Probably rectangular (proper left side is missing). The surface is ground with some chips/flakes. The butt is missing. The bevel is curved and distinguishable with the lade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface on front is ground and on back is mostly bruised Very minor differentiation between butt and blade with back side showing some reduction Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present.

Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground toward the blade, with heavy chipping on the back and sides. There is bruising around the front shoulder. Butt undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated with an angled line and curves down to the blade. The blade is slightly curved, smooth and sharp.

Complete Lenticular. Both front and back of blade are bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Slight reduction to shoulder. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is curved and slightly sharp.

Mostly complete pounamu pendant, small piece broken off suspension hole at the proximal end. Mottled green with black and silver veins. Surface is ground and polished. Lenticular cross section. Internal and external barb, coming to a rounded point at the distal end.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green, mid brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, with some deep pitted bruised areas. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is heavily chipped but sharp. "Kaikai's Beach" written on front and back.

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is oval with large chip missing from proper right. Surface is ground with heavy chipping No differentiation between butt and blade. Large chips on both sides of the butt Bevel appears to be continuous with the blade but with heavy chipping. Cutting edge is not present.

Complete adze. Rectangular. The surface is ground with heavy bruising and chipping down the proper right on the front and back, and some on the proper left of the front. Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade - there is a shoulder formed on the proper left side. The bevel is demarcated with an angled line and curves down to the blade. The blade is slightly curved, smooth and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. PR side has a line of natural roughness which is visible from the front. Poll also has a patch of roughness. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. One rough patch on the lower PR side of the front. Small rough patch where the butt has been broken off. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken, blade, butt and part of the bevel is present. Very roughly rectangular, but fairly irregular. Narrows in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground with chips. Saw mark on the proper left side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel appears curved (only some of the bevel is present) and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing.

Complete adze Oval at poll, plano-convex (front flattened) at blade. Bruised with flaking around edges and poll. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is continuous with the blade and tapers down sharply to the cutting edge. Cutting edge is straight and blunt with minor chipping.

Bone pendant, broken at the suspension hole. Knob part-way down. Curved to a point.