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Broken needle, proximal end and shaft remaining. Drilled, circular eye at the proximal end. An old, broken eye at the very proximal end. Needle is attached to a velvet covered board by two small lengths of twine.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

One-piece fishhook. Knob at head. Broken at base and point. Fragment at tip missing.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Mid grey, light grey, mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, but is bruised, possibly unfinished. Cutting edge is blunt and curved. Curio Bay written on front and back.

Broken adze (butt remaining. Butt in 2 pieces, glued together, though pieces don't fit together perfectly). Pounamu. Light green, mid green, and dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Curio Bay written on front and back.

Complete adze (hogback). Stone. Grey speckled with black and white. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground on back of blade, bruised on other surfaces. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front heavily reduced forming large shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and straight, chipped. Ardlussa written on back.

Complete roughout. Pounamu. Mid grey, light green, light brown, cream. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is partially ground, particularly on back of butt and on proper right side of front. Rest of adze is flaked and bruised. Sawing mark down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Near Mouth of Mataura written on front.

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is ground, with bruising on the butt and flake scars on the back of the butt and the cutting edge. There are small shoulders and a slight reduction in the sides of the butt on the front. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, with a diagonal depression starting from the centre of the cutting edge. The cutting edge is chipped and asymmetrical.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Rounded rectangular cross-section.The surface is bruised with flake scars at the poll. There are several scratches on the front and back of the blade. There is a minor distinction between the blade and the butt, with a raised shoulder on the front of the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, asymmetrical and sharp. "Longridge" is written in pencil on the bevel

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangle. Surface is ground, with some bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. ?Southland written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, bruised on sides and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waipapa Point" written on back.

Large piece of worked wood with two prongs, use unclear. Surface is rough and cracked, with natural knots still visible.

Complete stake. One end tapers to a point. The other end has one side reduced. There is flaking along the shaft.

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front, cross-section of butt is oval Surface is mostly bruised, some flaking on butt. Some differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming shoulder. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Speckled green stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground, with bruising on the front of the butt and some flake scars. The difference in surface and a reduction in the stone distinguishes the butt from the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid-green.Cross-section is oval. Surfaces of front and back of lower blade is ground, bruised on all other surfaces. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, back reduced forming small shoulder on back. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Southland written on front.

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. The cross-section is rectangular at the blade and oval at the butt. The surface is mostly bruised with flake scars at the poll, the bevel and the sides of the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Complete rei puta (pendant made of whale ivory). Surface has been worked smooth. Perforation at the proximal end, drilled from both sides. Natural indentation from root cavity on the back side. Rounded at the proximal end and tapered to a point at the distal end. Front distal end has carved facial features, with brow ridges and eyes indicated. Small drill mark represents nose and three others indicate mouth, but distal edge has chipped off.

Complete adze. Light and mid grey stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front reduced to form a prominent ridge. Sides taper toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Tokanui" inscription on front. Attached sticker on front reads "II/20".