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Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Notches on external side of base. Small barbs on external and internal.

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

Complete straight fishhook point. Barb at tip, notches at base.

Broken fishhook point. Curved and burnt with external serrations.

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 shark's tooth pendant. Two complete suspension holes at the root. Naturally-occurring serrations along the sides from the gum line to the tip.

Complete wooden patu aruhe (beater for preparing fern root). Spatula shaped head with convex bruised face. Distal end rounds to gently tapering neck which runs evenly to end of handle. A natural elongated knot sits in middle of handle which is rounded at proximal end. End of head eroded and with splitting.

Incomplete adze, bevel end only. Green stone. Triangular cross-section. The surface is ground with flaking at the break. Any demarcation between the bevel and the blade has been broken off. The cutting edge is small and sharp.

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 unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is ground on the front of the blade, and flaked and bruised on both sides of the butt and the back of the blade. Flake scars on the front of the butt make it distinct from the blade. The bevel is a thin irregular ground band, distinct from the blade because of its surface. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and chipped.

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.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval Surface of blade is ground. Bruising on top side of butt. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Possibly natural depression on front. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval Surface of blade is ground, heavily bruised and flaked on sides and butt Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete rough out Cross-section is triangular, apex is towards the front Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Incomplete greenstone gouge, butt end absent. Circular cross-section. The surface is ground with flaking at the broken end. The bevel is oval and demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Broken adze, missing poll and most of butt. Light grey, dark brown stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised with flake scars. There is a distinct shoulder on the front of the blade, and a reduction of the stone on the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is mostly flaked but the proper right side is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt and flaked.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. The cross-section is asymmetrical. The surface is flaked and bruised with a ground area on the front of the blade. The stone of the butt is reduced on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by a line of flake scars. The cutting edge is straight and irregular.