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Broken bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Two barbs, one on each side of the tip. Four notches on one side.

Complete threader.

Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp.

Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp.

Complete fish gorge. There are notches along both sides.

Bone point, possibly shellfish picker. Slender and long manufactured from hollow bone.

Broken fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present. Notches on external side of base.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.

Curved piece of worked bone, broken at each end. Possibly a fishhook point.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, with some bruising on sides of butt and flaking on on back. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides heavily reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Kai Kai's Beach" written on front and back.

Unfinished curved fishhook point, partially worked internal barb.

Piece of split bone, worked to a blunt, flattened point. Surface around the point has polishing marks evident.

Fragment of broken and split bone, worked to a point at one end.

Adze roughout. Grey and brown stone. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is flaked and bruised. Reduction in the back of the butt with sides tapered towards the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "McKays ground Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Broken adze, part of blade remaining. Brown stone. Surface is ground and flaked. Cross-section is lenticular. Butt is not present. Bevel and cutting edge are not present due to flaking.

Piece of hollow bone, worked to a point at one end and filed flat around the edges. Surface is smooth and polished.

Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment with point missing. At point portion there are two holes on the side of hook.

Piece of hollow bone, broken at one end and worked to a blunt point at the other end. Surface around the point has polishing marks evident.

Piece of hollow bone, broken and split at each end. One end is worked to a sharp point. Surface around the point has polishing marks evident.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.