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Complete, curved fishhook point with an internal barb in the middle of point and lower, external notches.

Complete bird spear point. There are five barbs, four on one side with one barb on the opposite side. The base of the bird spear point is serrated on both sides.

Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. There are two barbs.

Broken flute, one end remaining. There is one small perforation near the end, with a larger partial perforation on the opposite side. There are darkened striations across the surface, in a triangular pattern on one side, and diagonal lines on the other. Inside of flute stuffed with tissue.

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.

Wooden implement, use unknown. Parallel sided, tapers to a blunt rounded point at distal end. Proximal end rounded with a bilateral notch below the head.

Rectangular piece of worked wood, use unknown, possibly from a bowl. Slightly concave in profile. Surface has been worked smooth.

Piece of worked wood, use unknown. Tapered at one end with some cut marks around the perimeter and a triangular cross-section. Scorch marks at the other end and a flattened rectangular cross-section. Surface is worked smooth.

Complete minnow shank with a perforation at the head. It has two reductions on the top and the bottom of the base.

Clongumeration of cotton cord, muka ( flax fiber), and muka (flax fiber) formed into cord by miro (rolling) technique.

Piece of worked wood, use unknown. Rod-shaped and slightly wider at one end. Broken at each end; some splintered pieces have been glued back on. Surface is worked smooth.

Broken Adze, Missing a portion of the cutting edge and bevel on the proper right side. Asymmetrical cross-section. The blade is ground, and bruised with some flaking. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint lip. The cutting edge is sharp and curved, the proper right half of the cutting edge is broken and not present.

Complete Adze Oval cross-section. The front of the blade is largely ground the back is ground and bruised. The sides of the blade are bruised. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper towards the poll end. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is blunt and curved. It is heavily chipped and broken.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on lower blade and flaked on upper blade and butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front slightly reduced and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Sumner is written on back.

Complete adze. Stone. Black, mid brown. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, flaking on back and sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Sumner" written on back.

Middle piece of a partially manufactured fishhook.