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Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface has rough patches spread across a lot of the surface. Most of the front is ground, with two rough patches on the top and bottom. The bevel has a rough patch which extends across most of the surface. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved, quite heavily flaked.

Complete adze Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with flaking around butt and back Butt undifferentiated Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight. Prominent saw mark/gouge down the left side proper.

Complete adze. Rectangular The surface is ground, with flaking on poll and in centre of back Butt undifferentiated Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight. Prominent saw mark down the right side proper.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. There is flaking on the poll and front. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated with line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight, angling toward right side proper.

Incomplete adze. Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with bruising around break Butt not present. Bevel demarcated with line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight, angling toward right side proper.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical Surface is ground, with heavy bruising and flaking. Butt undifferentiated Bevel demarcated with line. Cutting edge roughly sharp and straight.

Broken pounamu gouge, distal portion remaining. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground. Round cross section. Bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. Distal edge tapers to a point.

Broken pounamu gouge, medial portion remaining. Mid green, silver, and black in colour. Surface is ground. Round in cross section. Remnants of bevel indicate that it is demarcated by a ridge and an indentation.

Complete pounamu chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross section is rectangular. Bevel at the distal end is demarcated by a line and a change in surface. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. There is another bevel at the proximal end on the front, also demarcated by a line.

Complete pounamu gouge. Dark green in colour. Surface is ground with sawing marks on one side. Cross section is round. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Distal end tapers to a point.

Complete chisel. Asymmetrical Surface is ground, with flaking on right side proper and around break. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded. Sawing mark down proper right side.

Complete pounamu chisel. Dark green and mid green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. There is a bevel on each side, both demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu gouge, distal portion remaining. Light green in colour. Surface is ground. Oval cross section. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge and an indentation. Cutting edge is chipped.

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.

Broken pounamu chisel, poll and back remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the break, which has removed the cutting edge and front of the blade. The bevel is flaked away. The cutting edge is flaked away.

Small piece of adze. Greenstone. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground on the front and back of the bevel. There is no butt, the piece ends with flaked and unshaped stone. The bevel is straight and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface of blade is mostly ground, the rest is rough. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark green and black kawakawa variety. Surface is ground on front and back. Edges are flattened and ground and bruised. Squared across proximal end, shoulders and sides rounded and tapering to distal end. Fairly straight perforation drilled from both sides in centre of proximal end, flared entry points.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark green, light brown, and black kawakawa variety. Oval-shaped with flattened, ground sides and edges. Off-centre perforation drilled both sides of proximal end.

Complete gouge. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on butt and bruised on blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line and is concave, cutting edge is chipped off.