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Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Possible base portion begins curved and starts to thicken towards broken section of fishhook.

Complete straight fishhook point with no distinguishable features present. One side however appears to be grooved out or perhaps broken off.

Complete straight fishhook point with 1 notch present at base.

Incomplete straight fishhook point, part of the point present. One side reduced to form a concave side.

Broken stone blade, proximal portion remaining. Unifacial retouch on one lateral margins. Dark grey in colour.

Broken basalt adze, back of blade remaining. Mid grey in colour. Surface is ground on the back, bruised on the front. Sawing mark on proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line and also runs lengthwise on the back on the proper right side. Tapered toward the butt, which has broken off. Cutting edge and proper left side is chipped.

Complete black stone blade. Cortex on the dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on proper left lateral margin and on the distal edge.

Complete maripi made from basalt. One surface is ground smooth with a large flake off the proximal end. Other surface is flaked. Edges are chipped and jagged.

Dark red porcellanite flake. Cortex on the the dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on the distal edge and unifacial retouch on one lateral margin.

Dark red porcellanite flake. Cortex on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on lateral margins and at proximal edge with bifacial retouch on the distal edge.

Piece of dark red worked stone, use unknown. Previously broken in three pieces and glued back together. Surface is ground smooth on one side and on some edges.

Broken porcellanite blade, unknown portion remaining. Mid grey in colour. Flake scars present across both surfaces. Unifacial retouch present on both lateral margins of one side.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion missing. White and light orange in colour. Flake scars present on ventral surface. Unifacial retouch present on one lateral margin on dorsal side.

Split silcrete blade, missing left lateral margin. Light brown and light orange in colour. Unifacial retouch present on right lateral margin on dorsal side.

Broken silcrete blade, missing proximal portion. Bifacial retouch present on one lateral margin, and unifacial retouch present on other lateral margin on dorsal side. Cortex present on dorsal side at proximal end.

Piece of worked pounamu, use unknown. Burnt, silver, light grey, light green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross section is rectangular. Tapers toward the proximal end, with a sawing mark and a projection on one side edge. Sawing marks along both side edges toward the distal end.

Rectangular slab of worked bone with a curved, bevelled edge. Surface around the edge is smooth with polishing marks evident.

Partially manufactured hook

Partially finished shank fragment.

Tooth pendant. Three broken suspension holes at the root. Single drilled hole in the centre. Back side has been reduced into a convex cross-section.