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complete curved fishhook point. 5 extremely irregular and uneven notches at the base.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the poll. There is no delineation between butt and blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Oval. Ground with heavy bruising and moderate flaking on front and sides. Butt has minor differentiation - front shoulder is slightly raised and sides taper toward poll. Bevel demarcated by a very faint line angling up the blade from the left side proper. Cutting edge is straight and slightly sharp.

Complete adze Oval. Ground with heavy bruising and moderate flaking down sides and around poll. Butt has minor differentiation - sides have been reduced. Bevel is demarcated by straight angled line crossing the blade and tapering down to corners. Cutting edge is moderately sharp and rounded. There is a horizontal break across top of shoulder - adze has been mended back together in the past.

Roughout Asymmetrical. Bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation; sides taper toward poll. Bevel demarcated by rough curved line from corner to corner. Cutting edge rounded, uneven and blunt.

Incomplete adze - poll, butt and shoulder extant. Oval at poll, rectangular at break. Front and sides are bruised, back is ground. Heavy flaking around break. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been clearly reduced and front and side of shoulder has been raised. Bevel demarcated by curved line across blade. Cutting edge not present.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Flaked. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by horizontal line across blade. Cutting edge smooth, straight and blunt.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll, the proper left of the back and the proper right side of the back. Butt undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated with a strong angular line, and strong lines down the sides. The blade is smooth, curved and sharp with some flaking on the proper left corner. Straight sawing marks down the proper right side of the back.

Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two barbs. Serrations along barbed side.

Complete curved fishhook point with 4 distinct notches externally at base.

Complete curved fishhook point. There are two notches on the external side of the base, with serrations from notches to the tip.

Mostly complete sinker, portion of one side missing. Deep transverse lashing groove.

Broken bone comb, portion of head broken off as well as five of ten teeth. Remaining teeth are also broken in various places and glued back together. One side edge of the head has a facial carving depicted by two oblong perforations, a rounded projection, and incised marks, including an eye.

Nephrite/pounamu pendant. Oxidized cream and light brown colour. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end has a notched projection with a broken out suspension hole. One side edge of the projection has another drill mark, possibly indicating a second broken suspension hole. Curves and tapers to a dull point at the distal end.

Unfinished pounamu pendant. Dark green kawakawa variety, chatoyant and highly translucent. Sides are ground smooth but some edges are broken and chipped. Suspension hole at the proximal end, nearly broken out. Cutting mark running from just below suspension hole to distal end. Distal end juts to one side at an angle. Inside curve of angle is worked on the side edge.

Complete curved fishhook point. Broken external barb near base.

Complete straight fishhook point. Notches on external side of base, with external barb, serrations from barb to tip. Internal barb near tip, serrations from barb to tip.

Broken straight fishhook point, upper remaining. Partial perforation at base. External barb with small serrations from barb to tip. Internal side reduced near tip. Decoration striations across surface in crosshatch pattern.

Stone drill point. Dark red and mid red in colour.

Stone drill point. Light red in colour. Flat proximal end, pointed distal end.