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Complete straight fishhook point fragment. Serrated at base, edge of tip broken.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Notches on external side of base.

Complete straight fishhook point. Barb at tip and serrations art base. End of base broken.

Mostly complete straight fishhook point. Notch on external side of base, serrations along external side. Tip of point not present, internal barb, barb serrated.

Complete straight fishhook point. Barb at tip and notches at base. End of tip broken. Previously broken in two below the barb, glued together.

Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Tip and part of shank remaining.

Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment. All remaining but tip, serrations at base.

Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment. All remains but end of tip, barb at tip and notches at base.

Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Tip remains, serrated along one side.

Complete straight fishhook point. End of tip broken, internal barb at tip. External serrations at base.

Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. All remaining but base. Serrations along shank.

Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment. All remaining but base.

Complete black soapstone whio (whistle). Carved with a human face at one end, with projecting tongue. A drilled perforation at the top of the head for suspension, with another drill mark next to it, indicating a broken perforation. Body of the whistle is carved with spirals. Other end of whistle is hollowed out with a deep indentation; chisel marks evident on interior surface.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, with slight bruising on butt and poll. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced after ridge on front, there is another ridge at the end of the butt, just before the poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chip along cutting edge on proper right side. Southland written on front and back.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Stone. Dark grey, light grey. Cross-section is rectangular, though one side slightly angled. Surface on front and back mostly ground, bruised on sides, some flaking. On butt, sides taper towards poll. Back Beach [last word illegible] written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surfaces of back and sides are ground with some bruising, surface of front is bruised and flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, chipped. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, very chipped. Back Beach written on front.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Grey, dark grey, dark red. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, area on back of butt is coloured red. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, small ridge at shoulder. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Back Beach written on front.

Complete adze. Greenstone. Asymmetrical quadrangular cross-section at blade, oval at butt. The surface is mostly ground on the blade with flake scars. Bruising on the butt. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the stone are reduced and taper in towards the poll. There are shoulders on both sides of the front of the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and has a large chip on the proper left side.

Complete adze. Light greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and flaking on the poll and upper back of the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade on the front. There is a reduction of the stone from flake scars on the back of the butt. The back of the adze is concave at the butt, with the poll end curving back. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is oblique, straight and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval Surface of blade is mostly ground, bruising on proper left. Surface of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming a shoulder. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.