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Complete curved fishhook point

Curved fishhook point. Blunted tip.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Broken one-piece fishhook fragment, with point and external basal barb remaining. Tip and base not present.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front Surface is ground with bruising around the butt and on proper left side Differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are tapered towards the poll and reduced on the proper right side Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is straight and flaked

Basalt fishhook point. Surface has been worked smooth; bevelled on the side edges. Curved to a dull point at the tip.

Broken slate knife is a section of the haft missing. The blade is blunt with a faint bevel on one side. One side of the knife is bruised while the other is ground. There are minor retouching on the lateral margins.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground with bruising at the poll and cutting edge on both sides. There are sawing marks on the proper right. There is minor demarcation of the butt and blade, with the sides tapering to the poll. The bevel is flaked off. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Broken pounamu drill point, lower blade remaining. The cross section is a triangle. The surface is ground with flaking at the break. There are sawing marks on the back. The point is blunt.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground at the cutting edge, with bruising on the rest of the surface. There is minor demarcation between the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line, and the cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a sawn, long eye near midpoint of the needle.

Broken tattoo chisel, hafting end remaining. There are small notches on both sides.

Complete sinker with very deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove on one side.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove and a dark brown line segregating the other colours.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.