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Partially manufactured hook.

Broken one-piece fishhook, with incurved point and point remaining. There is an external barb toward the base.

Complete adze Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. There is bruising on the butt, ground on the blade and some flake scars. There is a straight shoulder and the stone is reduced on the front of the butt The bevel is demarcated by a chin. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and has some chips

Complete adze. Cross-section of butt is circular, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade - demarcated by ridge, and reducing on front on butt. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken fishhook point, with most remaining except tip and base. Interior barb present near tip. Cracks at base and tip.

Roughout Lenticular cross-section. Flaked and bruised surface There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt, just a very slight narrowing up the full length of the blade The cutting edge is nearly symmetrical and slightly curved. The bevel is irregular and lightly ground

Complete replica kahu huruhuru, with chicken feathers. Woven harakeke flax with wide chicken feather border. The top and bottom are natural colour chicken feathers, with the border along the sides made of chicken feathers that have been dyed light green. There are two ties, one at either upper side corner.