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Patu onewa fragment, part of handle remaining. Completely flat on the underside. Carved grooves on one side of butt. Drilled perforation.

Broken adze (broken at poll end). Pounamu. Dark green, light green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground, bruising on proper left front, sawing mark down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper left side. At poll end there is a half a drilled hole. Poll is broken off where hole is drilled. "Murdering Beach" written on back.

Mostly complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and black with feature fractures, Barn Bay source. Surface is ground smooth. One side edge is straight and one is curved. Lenticular cross section. Tapered at the proximal end, with a knob which has a broken out suspension hole. Side edges are partially serrated and notched. Distal end is rounded.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the cutting edge, and poll. There are sawing marks on both sides. The bevel is delineated by two lines, joining at a shallow chin. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with flaking on the proper left.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground and bladed on both ends. Both sides of both ends are bevelled. The tapered cutting edge is curved and sharp, the non-tapered end is straight and blunt.

Complete tooth pendant. The tooth curves to a blunt point. There is a large crack through the distal end of the pendant. The proximal end suspension hole has been drilled from both sides.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated with a line. Cutting edge is straight, smooth and sharp.

Complete toggle, with one end lightly chipped. There is a single perforation, and close to the perforation are some vertical striations. Along the top there are diagonal striations. There is a crack at one end. This object had been glued down at some point, and remains of the adhesive and backing remain on back.

Complete bone pendant. Slightly curved with suspension hole.

Complete curved fishhook point, with a slight breaking at base.

Bone point. Surface is polished.

Complete fish gorge. Remnants of adhesive and old baking material present.

Complete fish gorge. Remnants of adhesive and old baking material present.

Complete bone pendant. Curved with suspension hole.

Slightly curved bone pendant with small portion broken off at the suspension hole.

Complete stone adze. The cross section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground on the blade and bevel. The sides and poll are bruised, the butt is flaked. There is no delineation between butt and blade. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt. The cutting edge is chipped and flaking.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Dark red in colour. Unifacial retouch on one lateral margin.

Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp, proximal end is cracked.

Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Partial epiphysis at the proximal end. The distal end is sharp. Cracked along point.

Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone with the epiphysis remaining at the proximal end. The distal end is a blunt tip.