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Complete adze. Cross section is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is ground with flaking and bruising along the sides. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line along the chin. The cutting edge is blunt, chipped and curved.

Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground, with bruising and flaking along both sides. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrically curved, with the proper right side longer than the left. The blade tapers from the cutting edge to the poll.

Broken adze, bevel end remaining. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is mostly ground with some bruising and flaking. There is a large chip to the front of the cutting edge. The butt is absent. The bevel is convex and demarcated by a line. The cutting edge has a large chip.

Broken adze, bevel end remaining. Cross section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground, bruised and flaked. The butt is absent. The bevel is demarcated by a line and chipped on the proper left side. The cutting edge is sharp and straight, but chipped.

Broken adze (Butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Back side and butt are bruised. Starting from the edge of the shoulder, the front is ground. Both sides have patches of bruising. Where the blade was broken off there is a patch of roughness. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced to form shoulder. Blade not present.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is mostly ground down front and back, with bruising on butt and around sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with sides slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with chips missing along mid-cutting edge and proper left. "Murdering Beach." written on front

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the back corners and poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt with chipping.

Broken pounamu chisel. The cross section is an asymmetric lenticular. The surface is ground with flaking on the front and back, originating from the break. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete hoe (paddle). The blade is broken with a crack running approximately half way up the blade. There is chipping along the tip. The shaft tapers in at the throat and has been repaired at this taper with opaque glue. The shaft also tapers in at the grip. There is a large chip broken off the shaft, originating at the grip.

Broken adze haft, distal end remaining. Wood is cracked and dessicated. Platform at distal end is carved at a slant to the handle.

Mussel dredge handle, consisting of a long, slightly curved pole with a hook-like projection at one end for attaching the dredge.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, right lateral margin is missing a portion which has then been retouched. Mid orange and light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch present on left lateral margin on ventral surface, and right lateral margin on dorsal surface.

Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb.

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is minor differentiation as the front of the butt reduces towards the poll. The sides also reduce slightly inwards. There is some flaking on the butt. The surface of the bevel is flaked and this indicates the change from blade to bevel. The cutting edge is curved and blunt with flaking along it. On the proper left hand side there is an significant chip.

Broken knife. Surface is grounded on one side, and grounded and bruised on the other. Cutting edge is not present. Haft end is curved. Bevel on one side of the haft the haft and lateral margins.

Complete adze with part of the bevel missing on proper right side. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface of the butt is bruised and the surface of the blade is mainly ground with some flaking on the back. There is minor differentiation as the back side of the butt tapers in towards the front side at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with a few minor chips on the proper left hand side and a large chunk missing on the proper right hand side.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front is ground - surface of back is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. Present on front and back; West Taieri. Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mainly ground with flaking on the blade and on the back. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade with the sides tapering off towards the poll. The poll is oblique with the proper left side of the poll being longer than the proper right side. The bevel is demarcated by a minor curved line at the chin and is curved. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp with no chipping.

Complete patu aruhe (fern root beater). Cracks extend from shoulder to blade edge on both sides. Burnt mark on front and on butt of handle. Chip out of front right side of blade. Rounded head with lenticular cross-section. Long smooth handle with round cross-section.

Long piece of worked wood. Surface is worked smooth. Piece is relatively thing and narrow. One end has a curved projection with an incomplete perforation (chisel marks evident).

Large piece of worked wood. Surface is worked smooth but some chisel marks evident. Slightly concave, with a ridge running the length of one side. Two perforations near one edge.