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Complete but unfinished flute. There are two small fragments missing. Visible repairs where previously broken. There is one perforation at the undecorated end. On one side there are darkened striations in a complicated design featuring a number of patterns including horizontal lines, chevron, and spirals.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant, broken and partially glued back together at the distal end. Mid-green, kawakawa variety. Side edges are rounded, tapering to each end. Proximal end resembles a fish head, with an off-centre suspension hole (drilled from each side) for the eye and a notch at the edge for the mouth. Distal end is oblique. Ref Comp Spkg p 72 (4.1-4)

Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite, dark green kawakawa variety. Surface is partially ground with some chipping on edges. Roughly shaped into the outline of a human leg, with projections resembling a buttock, knee, and foot, possibly indicating that this piece is an unfinished pendant.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid green and silver. Surface is ground with some flaking. Tapered at both ends. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides (slightly skewed) and sides are slightly squared off. Distal end is rounded with a curved bevel on one side, possibly indicating that this may have been made from a chisel.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark blue-grey, inanga variety. Surface has been ground smooth. Rectangular cross section. Each end has a bevel demarcated by a line, indicating that this piece may have been reworked from a chisel. Proximal end has a very small off-centre suspension hole drilled from each side. Distal edge is chipped and oblique.

Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite, mid-green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground, flaked on some edges. One large projection at one end and three smaller projections at the other end. Ref "Comparatively Speaking" p63 (4.68)

Broken and unfinished bone comb, one side of proximal end remaining. Proximal edge is rounded; remaining side edge is straight. Two teeth remaining, with incomplete perforation and sawing mark between them. Distal portion with teeth was previously broken off and has been glued back together.

Complete bone pendant. One intact suspension hole and one broken suspension hole at proximal end. Straight, coming to a point at the distal end.

Complete bone pendant. Straight with suspension hole at proximal end and filed to a point on sides of the distal end.

Broken bone pendant, proximal end remaining. Straight with suspension hole.

Broken needle, shaft and tip remaining. Distal end is sharp. Broken at proximal end.

Broken, straight fishhook point with the tip and upper point remaining. It has an upper, internal barb.

Complete, curved fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, external notches.

Worked bone, possibly a toggle. Bone tube cut at both ends, but not smoothed. Perforation at one end. Cut marks at both ends. Cracks from end to end. Bone has been polished, with traces of white remaining, especially in the perforation.

Bone point, possibly broken at shaft end. Other end is sharpened into a fine point.

Mostly complete patu paraoa; small part of butt not present. Drilled off-centre perforation at butt. Sawing mark running length of blade on one side. Cut mark and two indentations running along other side, one from butt to mid-blade and the other along the length of the blade.

Unfinished toggle. Several cracks from one end. Both ends finished.

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.