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Complete double end stone drill point. Grey stone. Triangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars. There is no butt, both ends are points.

Broken curved fishhook point fragment, with tip, point and partial base remaining.

Broken one-piece fishhook, with head, shank and base remaining. Point not present. There is an external knob at the head and an internal barb at the midpoint of the shank.

Complete one-piece fishhook, with an external knob at the head, and an incurved point. There are external serrations running from the tip to the base.

Complete one-piece fishhook, with faint external serrations and an incurved point.

Complete curved fishhook point, with external notch at the base.

Complete curved fishhook point, with external serrations from tip to base.

Complete curved fishhook point, with external serrations from top of point to base.

Complete curved fishhook point, with external notches at base.

Complete curved fishhook point, with external serrations.

Broken curved fishhook point, with external serrations. Tip and base both not present.

Fishhook fragment - there is a knob at one end, with serrations along the opposite side.

Incomplete straight fishhook point. Tip remains with serrations on both sides. Base not present.

Complete curved fishhook point. An external barb with external serrations is present at the point, and there are internal serrations from the point to the base.

Broken worked piece of black slate, possibly a pendant with the distal end remaining. Tapers to a point at one end.

Unfinished chisel. Light grey/green stone. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is flaked except for the ground lower blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by its smooth surface. The cutting edge is sharp, smooth and slightly curved.

Complete shark's tooth pendant.Two suspension holes at the root, one broken and one complete. Naturally-occurring serrations from the gum line to the tip.

Complete adze. Stone. Black and dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some bruising on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front slightly reduced and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Pukerau written on back.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with flaking on sides and front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll is pointed. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved and chipped. Southland is written on front.

Complete pounamu adze Rectangle The surface is ground with flaking on the proper right. Major differentiation of the butt with the sides reduced. Some flaking on the poll. The bevel is delineated with a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.