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Cast of patu onewa. Sides reduced where blade meets handle, forming a shoulder.

Complete tangiwai (bowenite) pendant. Adze shape. There is a white inclusion up the centre of the front. There is a white semi-circular inclusion on the proper left. There is a suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled from the front. There is minor differentiation of the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the proximal end. There is a bevel continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

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.

Stone tool, use unknown. Convex shape, tapered to a point at each end. Surface is ground on the edges of the points but rough everywhere else.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface mostly bruised, ground areas on lower blade. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced, forming small shoulder. One lug on poll end of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and straight, chipped. Waipapa Point Southland written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, some bruising on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Sticker on back; "Waipapa Point. 1914". Waipapa Point written on front.

Complete adze. Light brown stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground, with bruising at the butt and on the sides. There is a deep flake scar on the proper left side. There is a shoulder on the front of the blade and the stone of the front and sides of the butt is reduced. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with some small chips.

Complete sinker with shallow reductions on each end for transverse lashing.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete rough out Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Partially manufactured hook.

Fishhook point is complete. It is curved.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, mostly chipped off. Waipapa Pt. (W) written on front and back.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, demarcated by a large ridge. Fragment missing from poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and and curved, chipped on proper left and right. Waipapa Pt. (W) written on front.

Broken adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is partially ground, with large flake marks on all sides. Large fragment chipped out mid adze on the back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished, or possibly broken off. Waipapa Pt (w) written on back.

Broken sinker, one half remaining, with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey speckled with black and white. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Maori chisel found at Pine Bush Southland January 1899 written on sticker on back.

Complete adze. Argillite. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, sawing marks on front and back running the length of the adze. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, back slightly reduced, possibly natural. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Waipapa Pt. written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except back of butt and poll which has areas of bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped.