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Complete stone sinker. Transverse lashing groove.

Broken adze (upper blade to butt remaining). Dark grey, mid brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced, forming shoulder. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Papatowai written on back.

Broken, curved shank with the base missing. There is an obvious angle change between the shank and head, the shank is curved while the head is straight, and an interior knob at this point. There are also two knobs, one interior and one exterior, at the top of the head.

Partially manufactured fishhook.

Partially manufactured hook.

Broken tab, partially manufactured hook, notched.

Complete adze. Basalt. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced, and taper towards poll. Depression in stone on front of butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Pounawea Is written on back.

Complete bone shank, roughly triangular cross-section. At head, there is a perforation through apex, but top of perforation cuts through apex.

Fishhook tab, partially manufactured one-piece fishhook. Drill marks on back. Working at top, shaping head of shank.

Complete awl. Epiphysis on the proximal end.

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.

Partially manufactured hook, broken tab.

Partially manufactured fishhook.

Partially manufactured hook. Broken tab.

Complete Trapezoidal, Front wider than the back The surface is mostly ground, with flakes & bruising around the butt. Minor differentiation between the blade and butt, very slight reduction from blade to butt on the front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The bevel is slightly curved. The cutting edge is slightly oblique, sharp and lightly chipped.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs on internal and external side of head. Broken at base.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Burnt. Was previously broken near upper edge, now fixed.

Complete one-piece fishhook. Knob at head of shank.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Broken red argillite knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded on one side and bruised and flaked on the other. Cutting edge is sharp and flat.