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Complete adze Cross-section is oval Surface of front is ground. Surface of back is rough. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Unfinished adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and ground. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Complete unfinished chisel. Green/grey stone. Triangular cross-section. The surface is flaked with a ground bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the poll towards the cutting edge. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved. "1115 Greenhills S." is writtten on the bevel.

Possibly an incomplete adze. Light greenstone. The cross-section is lenticular. The surface is roughyl flaked, with polished areas on the front and back of the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. It is unclear which side of the object has the bevel, but the front and back of the blade have polished areas next to the edge. The cutting edge is blunt and irregular.

Complete curved fishhook point. There is a large single notch at the base.

Complete curved fishhook point with external serrations.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Front and sides reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Grey stone. The cross-section is oval. The surface is bruised and flaked with a polished area on the front. The butt is distinguished from the blade by small rounded shoulders at the sides.The bevel is roughly flaked and the cutting edge is irregular and asymmetrical.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey/brown stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is flaked with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a reduction in the stone on both sides of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by irregular ridges. The cutting edge is slightly curved and chipped. Greenhills Southland. written on back.

Complete bone bead.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green tangiwai variety, Piopiotahi source, with horizontal chatoyant bands. Proximal end tapers to a dull point, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Shallow grooves and very small notch just below the suspension hole. Curved, tapering to a sharp point at the distal end.

Complete one-piece fishhook, with notches at the head and an incurved point.

Complete one-piece fishhook, with an external knob at the head, and an incurved point.

Complete patu paraoa. The handle that attaches to the blade has been previously broken, it is affixed with an adhesive. The Butt of the weapon has also been previously damaged and has been glued back on. Over the broken areas a white/beige coloured paint has been applied. On the underside of the Patu it is quite hollow, due to the natural structure of the bone.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on the grey areas. All copper coloured areas are naturally rough. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Worked greenstone flake. Asymmetrical cross-section. Flaked and ground surface. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique curved ridge. The cutting edge is irregular.

Complete adze. Greywacke. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, some bruising on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. One chip towards the proper right side of cutting edge. Mataura written on back and front.

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