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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Broken at both ends.
Fragment of worked bone.
Mostly complete awl, some chipping at tip and proximal end.
Mahi whakairo
Possibly a broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is rough. Blade not present.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on one of the lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Dark grey in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on one lateral margin.
Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and mid-brown in colour. Flake scars and weathering on dorsal surface.
Broken and split silcrete blade, proximal portion and proper left side remaining. Light grey and light brown in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Mid grey and mid orange in colour. Flake scars on the dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on one of the lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Dark red and mid brown in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.
Broken and split silcrete blade, proximal portion and proper right lateral margin remaining. Light grey and light brown in colour. Flake scars and weathering on dorsal surface.
Silcrete flake with cortex on the dorsal surface.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Mid grey and light orange in colour. Flake scars on the dorsal surface. Cortex on the proper left side of the dorsal surface.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Flake scars on dorsal surface.
Broken porcellanite blade, distal portion remaining. Light purple and dark orange in colour. Flake scars and weathering on the dorsal surface.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light brown and light grey in colour. Flake scars on the dorsal surface.
Whakarite kai
Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.
Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing grooves at each end.
Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove on one side.