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Complete adze. Mid green pounamu. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Kaikoura." inscribed on front and old number "A32.28" inscribed on back.

Complete adze. Light green pounamu. Surface is ground with flaking on the back side. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp; flaked on proper left side. "Kaikoura." and old number "A32.29" inscribed on front.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu. Surface is ground and flaked. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward the poll. There is a bevel on the front and the back, each is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Kaikoura." and old number "A32.30" inscription.

Complete Quadrangular, narrowing to the back. Narrows in the sides to the poll. Ground, some bruising. No differentiation between blade and butt The bevel is flat and forms a distinct chin with the blade. The cutting edge is flat and sharp.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu. Surface is ground with some flaking. Cross-section is lenticular. Front and sides of the butt are slightly reduced; sides taper toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line and change in surface. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Kaikoura" inscription on back.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is flaking on the proper left of the poll. There is bruising on the proper right of the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Broken pounamu gouge, front and lower blade remaining. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with significant flaking. The front of the poll is flaked, along with flaking on the lower blade, above the bevel. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Complete adze. Dark green and mid grey pounamu. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is asymmetrical. No differentiation between butt and blade. There is a bevel on both the front and the back, each is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Kaikoura." inscription on back.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the proper left side of the poll. Both sides of the cutting edge are bevelled, which are both continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is a diagonal straight line and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground flaking at the break. There is chipping down the front proper right corner. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge straight and sharp, with a chip on the proper right.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground flaking at the diagonal break. Both sides of the cutting edge are bevelled, which are both demarcated by straight lines. The cutting edge is a diagonal straight and sharp.

Roughout roughly rectangular. Tapers in the sides towards the poll. ground. A saw mark on the proper left. There is a big saw mark down the centre of the lithic, was perhaps meant to be two lithics? no differentiation between blade and butt the bevel is a slightly curved and demarcated from the blade by a faint line. The cutting edge is not present. the saw mark down the centre.

Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant. Dark green and silver in colour. Lenticular cross section. Drill mark at one end, indicating a broken suspension hole. Sawing mark just below the drill mark on one side. Other end is broken off and flaking.

complete Very roughly rectangular. Narrows in the sides towards the poll Ground with a little bruising. no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is flat and forms a distinct chin with the blade. The cutting edge is flat slightly curved and sharp.

complete rectangular. Ground no differentiation between blade and butt the bevel is pretty flat but oblique, with a clear chin marking the transition from blade to bevel. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with bruising on proper left of front and back. Sawing marks down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper slightly towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and oblique, small chips along cutting edge. complete roughly rectangular ground, maybe with some flake scars. There appears to be a saw marks on the proper right side. minor differentiation, slightly reduced on the front side very near the poll The bevel is flat and marked the blade by a clear edge. The cutting edge is oblique, sharp and flat with minor chips.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant, broken at the proximal end. Light green, inanga variety, high translucency. Surface is ground and cross section is lenticular. Elongated with rounded distal end. Reduced at the proximal end by a notch.

Complete pounamu adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the back and sides. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt, with the sides reduced. The proper right side has sawing marks. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt. There is a chip in the proper left corner of the cutting edge.