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Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground with bruising at the poll and cutting edge on both sides. There are sawing marks on the proper right. There is minor demarcation of the butt and blade, with the sides tapering to the poll. The bevel is flaked off. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Broken pounamu drill point, lower blade remaining. The cross section is a triangle. The surface is ground with flaking at the break. There are sawing marks on the back. The point is blunt.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground at the cutting edge, with bruising on the rest of the surface. There is minor demarcation between the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line, and the cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green and green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Otago written on front and back.

Complete roughout. Pounamu. Mid grey, light green, light brown, cream. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is partially ground, particularly on back of butt and on proper right side of front. Rest of adze is flaked and bruised. Sawing mark down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Near Mouth of Mataura written on front.

Complete adze. Mid green pounamu. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. Major differentiation between butt and blade; front of butt is reduced to form two ridges, one at the shoulders, one near the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front is ground, as is bevel. Back and poll are flaked. Large fragment missing from back, that runs lengthwise. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade till break. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Otago Central written on back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid blue, light grey. Cross-section of blade is triangular, with apex to back, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of blade is ground, large flake scar on proper left side. Bruising on sides of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by 2 lines, that come to a point at chin. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip on proper right side. Otago Central written on front.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front with some flaking on sides and back. Proper right of butt reduced. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Otago Central written on back.

Complete adze (possibly broken around butt). Pounamu. Dark green, mid green. Surface is ground, sawing marks down proper right and proper left sides. Shallow notches on front surface, two at poll end running lengthwise, and one running width-wise roughly 3cm below those. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, butt possibly broken off. Bevel is demarcated by a line, shallow concave area mid-bevel. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Otago Central written on front.

Worked fragment. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is bruised. No discernible butt or blade. Otago Central written on back.

Broken adze (Proper right portion of lower blade remaining). Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, bruising down proper right side. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp straight, heavily chipped. Otago Central written on front.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is lozenge shaped. Surface is ground, some bruising on butt. Sawing marks down proper right and proper left side. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Otago Central written on back.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll and on the proper right side. The bevel is demarked by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical Ground areas on front and back, with heavy bruising and flaking around edges. Butt has minor differentiation, right side proper has been reduced. Bevel demarcated by a very faint horizontal ridge. Cutting edge is blunt, rough and rounded.

Pounamu toggle. Attached to D40.538 by a brown three-ply rope. Light green tahutahi variety; source believed to be Cascade Plateau area. Surface is ground. Triangular shape. Perforation through the centre of the toggle, drilled from both sides. One side has two bevels running lengthwise, demarcated by lines.

Complete adze. Cross section is circular through the middle and oval at the butt. The surface is ground. The butt is differentiated by strong reduction of front and back and tapering of the sides. The bevel is convex and demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Pounamu. Light green and silver. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised, one ground area on back of butt towards poll, and some flaking on proper right side of back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, butt widens indicating a shoulder just before break. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "Moeraki?" written on back.

Fragment of a hei tiki, side leg and arm portion remaining. Pounamu/nephrite, mid-green kawakawa variety. Some cloudy patches as well as dark specks are evident in this pounamu indicative of a South Westland source. Fragment consists of one curved arm (from shoulder down) resting on thigh of curved leg. Foot of leg is not in evidence. This piece is smoothly shaped on both sides.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the front of the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The butt is concave from the poll to the bevel. The cutting edge is straight and blunt with chipping.