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Broken fishhook point, tip remaining. Single external barb, two internal barbs, one at tip and one near break. Serrations on both sides.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Broken chisel (everything but cutting edge remaining). Stone. Mid-grey. Cross-section is circular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Cutting edge not present. Catlins written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, cream, and light brown. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface of lower blade is ground, flaked and bruised on upper blade and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. About halfway on proper left side, there is a reduction in the stone. Bevel is continuous with blade, demarcated where surface changes from ground to bruised. Catlins? written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, light grey, mid red. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, and middle portion of front. Sides of front, sides of adze are bruised. Back is mostly flaked. Small amount of red substance on front of adze. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is curved, and very blunt. Large flaked missing on proper right side of cutting edge. Catlins? written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid-grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is mostly bruised, , some flaking on proper left side, ground on bevel. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming shoulder. Lug on poll end of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped. Adze has a large fragment missing from proper left side, but cutting edge has been reworked after break. Catlins? written on front.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front is ground, surface of back is mostly ground with some flaking, especially on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Catlins written on front.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove around one half of the sinker.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey, mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a rough ridge at the chin, but is unfinished. Cutting edge is blunt and straight, also unfinished. Large fragment missing from proper left side of cutting edge. "Clutha Dist." written on front. Tag tied around adze reads "Unfinished Maori adze, Clutha District".

Complete adze. Mid grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised and ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade with front reduced to form two ridges and sets of shoulders. Back of the adze is also reduced down the proper left side Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface and a ridge on the proper left side. Cutting edge is slightly curved and chipped, particularly on the proper right side. Residual sticker on the back side. "Clutha District" inscription on front and back.

Complete bone needle, large. Distal end is sharp. There is a sawn, long eye at the proximal end. At the very proximal end, there is a notch, possibly from a broken eye.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved, with bevel on one lateral margin on one surface. Haft is flat.

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line and change in surface. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "McClennan River Taukupu Bay" inscription on the front.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Surface is bruised and ground. Cross-section is rectangular. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with front and sides of the blade reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is oblique and blunt. "McClennan River Taukupu Bay" inscription.

Broken adze, blade remaining. Dark grey stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Butt is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp, with a large flake missing from the proper right side. "McClennan River. Taukupu Bay." inscription on front.

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is flaked and ground. Cross-section is rectangular. Sides of the butt are reduced, particularly on the proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. Blade is tapered toward the cutting edge. "McClennan River. Taukupu Bay" inscription.

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is bruised and ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "McClennan River. Taukupu Bay" inscription.

Adze roughout. Black stone. Surface is bruised and flaked. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Butt is reduced on the proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by flake scars. Cutting edge is curved and unfinished. "McClennan River. Taukupu Bay" inscription on front.

Wooden taurapa/waka stern. Surface is burnt and cracked. Triangular cross section; flat top with sides tapering in toward the base. One end curved upward to form two elongated curved projections, 65mm apart, one of which has broken off. A deep groove runs below the projections on the external side to the base, with a hole in the centre. The other end appears to have a broken projection in the centre, possibly where it was attached to the waka.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination not present. Light grey and light pink in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the dorsal surface.