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Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is flaking on the proper left of the poll. There is bruising on the proper right of the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Broken pounamu gouge, front and lower blade remaining. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with significant flaking. The front of the poll is flaked, along with flaking on the lower blade, above the bevel. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Complete adze. Dark green and mid grey pounamu. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is asymmetrical. No differentiation between butt and blade. There is a bevel on both the front and the back, each is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Kaikoura." inscription on back.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the proper left side of the poll. Both sides of the cutting edge are bevelled, which are both continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is a diagonal straight line and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground flaking at the break. There is chipping down the front proper right corner. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge straight and sharp, with a chip on the proper right.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground flaking at the diagonal break. Both sides of the cutting edge are bevelled, which are both demarcated by straight lines. The cutting edge is a diagonal straight and sharp.

Roughout roughly rectangular. Tapers in the sides towards the poll. ground. A saw mark on the proper left. There is a big saw mark down the centre of the lithic, was perhaps meant to be two lithics? no differentiation between blade and butt the bevel is a slightly curved and demarcated from the blade by a faint line. The cutting edge is not present. the saw mark down the centre.

Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant. Dark green and silver in colour. Lenticular cross section. Drill mark at one end, indicating a broken suspension hole. Sawing mark just below the drill mark on one side. Other end is broken off and flaking.

complete Very roughly rectangular. Narrows in the sides towards the poll Ground with a little bruising. no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is flat and forms a distinct chin with the blade. The cutting edge is flat slightly curved and sharp.

complete rectangular. Ground no differentiation between blade and butt the bevel is pretty flat but oblique, with a clear chin marking the transition from blade to bevel. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with bruising on proper left of front and back. Sawing marks down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper slightly towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and oblique, small chips along cutting edge. complete roughly rectangular ground, maybe with some flake scars. There appears to be a saw marks on the proper right side. minor differentiation, slightly reduced on the front side very near the poll The bevel is flat and marked the blade by a clear edge. The cutting edge is oblique, sharp and flat with minor chips.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant, broken at the proximal end. Light green, inanga variety, high translucency. Surface is ground and cross section is lenticular. Elongated with rounded distal end. Reduced at the proximal end by a notch.

Complete pounamu adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the back and sides. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt, with the sides reduced. The proper right side has sawing marks. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt. There is a chip in the proper left corner of the cutting edge.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, dark green. Cross-section is lozenge shaped, becoming rectangular towards lower blade. Surface is ground on back of blade and front, with bruising and flaking on sides and back and front around poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken bone comb, head remaining. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Proximal end is rounded. A bird's head figure with eye and beak indicated is carved on proper left side. Part of beak has broken off and a repair piece has been glued on. Distal end has vertical cut marks indicating ten or eleven broken teeth. Another horizontal cut mark runs just above the left side set of teeth on both the front and back.

Broken bone comb, head remaining. Proximal end is rounded and cracked, with straight sides. Very small perforation on one corner of the proximal end. Remains of nine or ten teeth evident, all broken at the proximal end. Surface is weathered.

Complete short threader, chipped at the proximal end.

Complete short threader. Notch on side of proximal end, with a more shallow notch on the opposite side towards the tip.