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Bone point, possibly broken at shaft end. Other end is sharpened into a fine point.

Fragment of patu paraoa, butt and part of handle remaining. Ornamental grooves on top of butt. Drilled perforation on handle. Indentation on one edge and two on one side. Some reduction above perforation on one side.

Mostly complete pounamu/nephrite pendant, small part broken off the distal end. Inanga variety, pale milky green with light brown flecks. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end is rounded with a suspension hole drilled from each side. There is a kink in the centre of the pendant, with a notch on one edge and corresponding projection on the opposite side. Tapers toward the distal end. Ref Comparatively Speaking p54 (4.22)

Complete adze. Light green pounamu. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Reduction on the front of blade, running at an angle from the proper left shoulder to the poll on the proper right side. Proper left side of the butt is also angled tapered toward the poll. Proper right side of the adze is reduced from the poll to the bevel on the proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp, with a flake missing from proper right side. "Akaroa." inscription on front.

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped on proper left side. "Akaroa." inscription on front and back.

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is lenticular. Sides of the butt are slightly reduced at the shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Akaroa" inscription on front and back.

Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is lenticular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped. "Akaroa." inscription on front and back.

Complete adze. Dark grey and dark red stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is triangular on the butt and trapezoidal on the blade, with the front narrower than the back. Front of the butt is reduced to form a ridge. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved; blade tapers toward the cutting edge. "Akaroa." inscription on front and back.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides slightly taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. "Akaroa" inscription on proper left side and back.

Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant or adze. Rectangular shape and cross section. Surface is ground with sawing marks on one side edge. Broken at both ends. Drill mark at one end, indicating a broken suspension hole.

Incomplete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the proper left and right corners of the cutting edge. There are significant sawing marks down the centre of both the front and back. There is minor delineation between the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete bowenite pounamu pendant in the shape of a fish. Mid and light green, high translucency, feather flakes. Rectangular cross section. Surface has been ground smooth. Proximal end is rounded in the shape of the fish's head, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides as the eyes and a notch at the proximal edge indicating the fish's "mouth." Pendant tapers to a point at the distal end.

Incomplete Asymmetrical blade. Front of blade is ground and bruised. Back of blade is ground with flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is blunt and straight.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front blade, and mostly ground on back blade, with bruising around butt and back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. "Kaikoura." written on front.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising on butt and across proper left of back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge not present. "Kaikoura" written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, but bruised on front lower blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. End of butt tapers sharply towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Kaikoura" written on back.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is lenticular. The surface of the blade is ground, with flaking at the poll. The back of the blade is ground on the high points of the stone. The blade is bevelled on both sides. Both bevels are demarcated with straight lines. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is lenticular. The surface of the chisel is bruised, with the cutting edge of the blade and bevel having been ground. The blade is bevelled on both sides. The bevel on the front is demarcated by a curved line, the bevel on the back is straight. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and bevel, bruised on back and sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved,. "Kaikoura" written on front and back.

Complete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground and scratched with flake scarring present, especially around poll portion. Back of blade is also ground with flake scarring around the left side and top portion. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade however does taper in towards poll portion. No clear reduction to shoulder though. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and appears more straight than curved.