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Complete straight fishhook point. External basal notch. Internal upper barb.

Complete straight fishhook point. External serrations from base to tip. Internal upper barb.

Complete fishhook point. Serrations on external side from base to point. Barb on internal point.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb, external serrations all along the side and a lower, basal notch.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, interior barb. The exterior side of the point is serrated.

Broken, curved fishhook point with the tip missing. There is an upper, internal barb and two external, lower notches.

Broken fishhook point, upper point remaining. Internal upper barb.

Complete straight fishhook point. External basal knob followed by serrations to tip. Internal upper barb serrated to tip.

complete oval, narrowing in the sides slightly from the blade towards the poll The surface is ground and bruised with some flaking. No differentiation between the butt and blade. the bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, but has potentially been chipped away

Complete adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Small patches of bruising present on sides. Small flake on top end of back. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical: the proper left side is trapezoidal with the front narrower then the back, the right is ridged by a saw mark and trapezoidal with the back narrower then the front. The surface is ground. There is a transverse groove on the front approximately at the shoulder which may indicate hafting. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete ko (digging stick). The square shaft tapers towards the grip. The grip is an asymmetrical, circular handle. The distal end comes to a blunted point. Approximately 35cm from the distal end, a footrest has been attached. The footrest is attached with three nails. The connecting surface of the footrest has an ornimetal arrowhead pointed towards the distal end.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised on back and sides and front of butt. Ground on front blade and bevel. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, which is very narrow. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Hyde" written on front and back.

Taura (rope). A large length of rope made from multiple cords of muka (flax fiber), prepared via miro (rolling) and braided into a thick three ply whiri (plait). The taura has been coiled and sewn together by introduced thread in two places.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, mid grey, light grey, mid brown, cream. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with random bruising on back and sides, bruised on front of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, slightly oblique. Chipped on proper left side. "Murdering Beach" written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. The back side is ground, very small patches of natural roughness near the cutting edge on the PR side. Front side has large patches of natural roughness, mostly on the PL side. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete pounamu adze. Light green and dark grey. Surface is ground smooth with some bruising on the butt. Tapered to the butt. Sawing mark along the proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends.

Partially manufactured flute. Broken, one end remaining. End unfinished, no perforations. One large crack.