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Complete adze. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Proper left front corner of poll reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Pounamu. Dark green and green. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is edge is sharp and curved, corners angled.

Complete adze. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface of blade is mostly ground, with some flaking on front and back. Surface of butt is bruised, with some flaking at poll. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced, forming shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by lines that meet at the chin. Cutting is sharp, curved, and concave. Lightly chipped along cutting edge.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface of the blade is mostly ground and surface of the butt is bruised and flaked. Differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are tapered toward the poll and slightly reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge, with a indentation in the centre. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Unfinished needle, broken in two pieces. Distal end is sharp, slightly curved shaft. Thickness reduced at the proximal end.

Broken curved bone pendant, broken off at one end (suspension hole not present).

Complete bone pendant. Curved with broken suspension hole.

Broken adze, fragment remaining. The cross section is now asymmetrical but appears to originally have been rectangular. The finished surface is ground, the broken surface is hipped. The butt is absent. The bevel and cutting edge are absent.

Broken pounamu drill point, point remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking originating from the break. There are sawing marks on the front. The back of the point is flattened, with no bevel. The point is chipped and blunt.

Complete harpoon head. The proximal end of the base is features a large notch. The lower side of the shaft is reduced where the shaft meets the head. There is one barb. There is a large perforation through the head. The tip is pointed. There are several visible repairs where previously broken. Bone is burned in some places.

Complete curved fishhook point. Notched on external side of base, no barb.

Centre piece of fishhook tab.

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Straight with notches.

Small bone point, one end sharp. Longitudinal striation on one side.

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.

Broken barbed point, midsection remaining. Single barb before the broken distal end.

Broken barbed point, tip remaining. Single barb at broken proximal end.

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.

Broken bone point, base remaining.