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Complete tattoo chisel. There is a notch on either side of the hafting end. Visible repair where previously broken, chipped on either side along break, Cutting edge is straight and sharp, with longitudinal striations along lower portion to cutting edge. Lower portion is darkened, possibly from tattoo pigment.

Complete tattoo chisel. One notch on either side of hafting end. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. Longitudinal striations along lower portion to cutting edge.

Complete tattoo chisel. There is a notch on either side of the hafting end. The poll end of this chisel is straight and sharp. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with longitudinal striations along lower portion to cutting edge.

Complete adze Rectangular Ground with flaking around poll and some minor flaking on sides. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front are reduced and shoulders raised on a sharp angle. Bevel demarcated by a faint line curving under the chin. Cutting edge is rounded, blunt and has minor chipping. Front of shoulder has serration detail along the edge.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground with flaking in areas as-well as a distinct crack at the right side. Back of blade is mostly bruised with some small areas being ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with faint ridge (difficult to notice due to flake scarring). Cutting edge is more jagged then sharp and is curved.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground with left side having slightly deep ridge like marking. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Butt/poll portion is not present. Bevel is demarcated with ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground with flake scars present. Back of blade is ground and bruised. No differentiation between blade and butt. Butt portion is not present. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is mostly ground. Back of blade is also ground with a distinct flake scar at top centre. No differentiation between blade and butt. Butt/poll portion is not present. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Incomplete Asymmetrical blade. Front of blade is ground with large piece flaked off from the left side. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is not present on blade. Cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Incomplete Asymmetrical blade. Front of blade is ground with small flake scars present. Back of blade is heavily bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll/butt portion appears to have broken off. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and appears more straight than curved.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground with bruising. Back of blade is also ground with flake scars and deep line marking. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with bruising on the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line and concave wearing. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is asymmetric. The proper left side is ground to flatness. There is flaking at both the poll and cutting edge. The bevel is demarcated by a deep concave wearing. The cutting edge is chipped off.

Incomplete Not present Front of blade is ground. Back of blade is also ground with flake scar. No differentiation between blade and butt. Nor bevel or poll/butt portion is present on blade. Not present.

Broken, flat piece of bone that is slightly curved.

Broken burnt bone pendant, part of proximal end remaining. Broken suspension hole.

Broken, straight fishhook point with the tip and upper point remaining. It has an upper, internal barb and an external barb just below the internal one. Both sides are serrated above the barbs to the tip. The external side has notches just above where it is broken. The back side of the tip is broken off.

Piece of worked pounamu. Light green and light blue colour. West Coast source. Surface is ground and flaked. One edge appears to be the oblique cutting edge of an adze or chisel, with a bevel on one side demarcated by a line. One side edge is straight with a sawing mark and a large notch near the centre. At this notch, there is a deep diagonal reduction, tapering toward the cutting edge. The opposite side edge has a slight projection and a shallow notch. One side is broken and flaked, the other side has two lines/ridges running lengthwise.

Silcrete flake. There is some unifacial retouch on the ventral surface.

Silcrete flake. There is bifacial retouch on the proper left lateral margin and unifacial retouch on the ventral surface on the distal edge. Marker dots on the dorsal surface of the distal end.