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Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground with minor flaking scars at the right side. Back of blade is also ground but with distinct flake scar at top portion. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with ridge. Cutting edge is jagged and blunt.

Bone comb. Head is rounded at the proximal end, with a face carving on one side edge, indicated by an eye. Two perforations on either side of the eye, one is broken and the other consists of two drill holes. Eight teeth, all broken at various points.

Wooden barracouta lure with bone point

Incomplete adze - blade remaining. Quadrangular Ground with minor flaking around edges. Butt not present. Bevel not present. Cutting edge blunt and rough - possibly broken off.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground. Back of blade is also ground with some bruising at corners. No differentiation between blade and butt. Butt/poll portion is not present. Bevel is demarcated with ridge. Cutting edge appears more straight than curved and is slightly sharp.

Broken, curved fishhook point with half of the point remaining. It has a small, upper, internal barb.

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

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 adze. Mid green pounamu. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward the poll. Poll and back of butt is flaked away. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly oblique. "Long Bay Banks Peninsula" inscription on front

Incomplete pounamu gouge. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground, with bruising on the poll, front and cutting edge. There are sawing marks on the proper left. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is chipped off.

Incomplete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the poll. There are light sawing marks on the proper left and right sides, at the poll end. Both the cutting edge and poll and bevelled. The cutting edge bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The poll bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edges are straight and sharp.

Complete. Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground, natural roughness on back just above the chin of the blade. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Dark green and light brown stone. Surface is ground with bruising on the front of butt. Cross-section is square on the butt and rectangular on the blade. Some reduction on the front of butt at the poll. Sides taper toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, but with two large flakes missing from the centre. "Paua Bay Banks Peninsula" inscription on front.

Complete curved fishhook point. One external knob with 16 serrations above this to the tip. 1 perforation in the base.

Complete curved fishhook point. 1 external knob with 13 serrations above this to the tip. 1 knob on the very base, and a perforation.

Complete curved fishhook point. 14 serrations from just above the base running to just below the tip externally. Hollowed in the base.

Complete straight fishhook point. 1 barb near the tip. 2 large notches with a small notch in between on the opposite edge to the barb.

Broken straight fishhook point. All elements except the tip is present. 1 barb near the tip. 3 large notches at the base on the opposite edge.

Complete curved fishhook point. 2 internal barbs, 1 near the tip and one near the base, and 2 external barbs both nearer the base. 1 external notch at the base.

Complete straight fishhook point. 1 internal barb near the tip. 1 external barb near the base, with 2 notches below that.