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Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove

Fishhook point fragment, curved with base broken.

Adze roughout. Roughly triangular cross-section with apex at the back and slightly flattened sides at the blade. The surface is flaked. The butt is undifferentiated from the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a triangular ridge. The cutting edge is irregular and slightly oblique.

Complete roughout. Stone. Mid grey, dark grey. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is flaked, with round stains dotted on back, with a few on front. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front heavily reduced after peak at presumed shoulder. Bevel is flaked and unfinished, cutting edge is blunt, curved, and unfinished. Wakapatu written on back.

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly roughly flaked with large unworked areas and bruising around the butt. There is no other differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The bevel is not clearly indicated but the front and back taper towards the cutting edge. Cutting edge not defined.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove

Broken adze (cutting edge remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. Wakapatu written on back.

Broken adze (all but cutting edge remaining). Stone. Black, light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised, becoming more ground on lower blade, some flaking on back of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge not present. Wakapatu written on front.

Complete roughout. Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped on proper right side. Wakapatu written on back.

Complete sinker with faint quartered lashing groove.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Wakatapu written on front.

Complete gouge-like tool. Triangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. There is no bevel. The cutting edge is pointed and chipped.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove

Complete roughout. Stone. Mid grey, light grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and back of butt reduced, sides taper towards poll. Presumed bevel flaked and unfinished, cutting edge is blunt and curved, also unfinished. 1932 Wakapatu written on presumed front.

Adze roughout. Rounded diamond cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked with some bruising. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade, although the back of the butt is slightly concave. The bevel is made up of flake scars and is demarcated by a line of bruising. The cutting edge ends in an irregular point.