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Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is concave and demarcated by oblique ridges on the sides and flake scars on the centre. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Broken point, shaft remaining. One is broken, the other is unworked bone end.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, although the sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. There is no bevel. The cutting edge is blunt and flaked.

Broken tab, partially manufactured hook.

Bone point. Manufactured from hollow bone. On end is sharpeded to a point. Hollow is filled with substance, probably dirt.

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Tip is sharpened.

Broken unfinished adze, butt missing. Dark grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a slight reduction in the stone at the sides of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, with a distinct ridge on the proper right side. The cutting edge is chipped and blunt.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the sides and butt. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is oblique and ends in a point on the proper right. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey/brown stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze Asymmetrical cross-section. Front of blade is ground with flake scars. Back of blade is ground with flake scars at bevel. Undifferentiated blade between butt. Blade comes to a point at the poll. Bevel on blade is demarcated with line. Bevel is curved with flake scars and cutting edge is slightly blunt.

Fishhook fragment, tip of point missing. Knobs at head of shank. Small perforation on external side of base.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is bruised and flaked with a ground bevel. There is a protruding shoulder on the front of the blade, distinguishing the butt from the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with a large chip on the proper left.

Broken, curved fishhook shank that is partially manufactured. The head has a knob on the external side that has been partially broken off. Broken, curved fishhook shank that is partially manufactured. The head has a knob on the external side that has been partially broken off.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The back of the blade is slightly concave. The front of the butt is bulbous. The bevel is indicated by flake scars. The cutting edge is irregular and sharp.

Complete fishhook point, curved with internal barb and notches on external side of base.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey/brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and flaking. There is a large flake scar on the back of the butt. The sides of the butt taper out slightly towards the poll. There is no other distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Complete patu paraoa with cut out perforation on the handle. Butt is triangular in shape and has carved (reke) out horizontal grooves. Underside of blade has cracks running along the surface of the blade on an angle. Minor chips and scratching are also present over the blade surface. The opposite side of blade has bruising/porous like markings over the surface, and a crack running from blade side edge down to mid-point of blade at the bottom portion. Small chips present around the blades point edge too.

Complete adze Quadrangular cross-section. Front of blade is ground with slight flake scars. Back of blade is ground with flake/scratch scars. On the left side there is also a sawing scar. Undifferentiated between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Bevel also has deep chip in the centre portion. Bevel is more straight than curved and cutting edge is slightly blunt.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface of the blade is mostly ground, with bruising on the butt, with some flake scars. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade. Distinct shoulder and a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of the butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade. The bevel is concave. The cutting edge is curved, asymmetrical and sharp.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised with ground areas on the blade. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade, with a rounded shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The poll is oblique and flaked. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and chipped. There is a remnant of a sticker adhered to the back of the blade, and "Orepuki [illegible year]" and "15" written on the front. [A detached circular sticker with "Orepuki by Mr Fortune 1899" written on it was sitting under this adze and may have come from it.]