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Piece of worked bone, pointed at one end.

Piece of straight, hollow worked bone. Broken at both ends, with one end worked to a point on one side. Cross section is triangular.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is ground, some flaking on back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Papatowai written on front and back.

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and light brown in colour. Dorsal surface has flake scars and unifacial retouch on both lateral margins, particularly at the medial and distal portions.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey and mid-brown in colour. Large flake scar at the proximal end of the dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins of the ventral surface.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of lower blade is ground, becoming more bruised towards poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel lis demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chip on front of proper right of cutting edge.

Broken, curved fishhook point with the base missing. It has some reductions on the side where areas are thinner and flatter.

Fishhook point is not complete. Tip missing. Fishhook point is curved.

Fishhook point is complete. Fishhook point is curved.

Fishhook point is not complete. Broken at both ends; base and tip missing. Fishhook point is curved.

Fishhook point is not complete. Broken at both ends; base and tip missing. Fishhook point is curved.

Complete straight barbed fishhook point with notches on one side of base.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank and base remaining. Notches at head. Bottom of base comes to a dull point.

Partially manufactured fishhook

Partially manufactured hook.

Partially manufactured hook.

Partially manufactured hook.

Complete, curved fishhook although the very tip is missing.

Complete, curved fishhook with no base. The tip is at a right angle to the shank.

Curved piece of bone.