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Partially manufactured fishhook.

Partially manufactured hook with side portion present only. 4 distinct grooves or impressions are visible on the integral portion.

Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Possible base portion begins curved and starts to thicken towards broken section of fishhook.

Complete straight fishhook point with no distinguishable features present. One side however appears to be grooved out or perhaps broken off.

Complete straight fishhook point with 1 notch present at base.

Incomplete straight fishhook point, part of the point present. One side reduced to form a concave side.

Broken stone blade, proximal portion remaining. Unifacial retouch on one lateral margins. Dark grey in colour.

Broken basalt adze, back of blade remaining. Mid grey in colour. Surface is ground on the back, bruised on the front. Sawing mark on proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line and also runs lengthwise on the back on the proper right side. Tapered toward the butt, which has broken off. Cutting edge and proper left side is chipped.

Complete black stone blade. Cortex on the dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on proper left lateral margin and on the distal edge.

Complete maripi made from basalt. One surface is ground smooth with a large flake off the proximal end. Other surface is flaked. Edges are chipped and jagged.

Dark red porcellanite flake. Cortex on the the dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on the distal edge and unifacial retouch on one lateral margin.

Dark red porcellanite flake. Cortex on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on lateral margins and at proximal edge with bifacial retouch on the distal edge.

Piece of dark red worked stone, use unknown. Previously broken in three pieces and glued back together. Surface is ground smooth on one side and on some edges.

Broken porcellanite blade, unknown portion remaining. Mid grey in colour. Flake scars present across both surfaces. Unifacial retouch present on both lateral margins of one side.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is bruised and ground. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade apart from a little bruising around the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and asymmetrical.

Complete adze Trapezoidal cross-section. Front of blade has slight bruising and flake scars with bottom portion slightly ground. Back of blade also has some bruising, flake scars and grounding. Undifferentiated between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade and is slightly curved with cutting edge appearing sharp.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is triangular, with apex to front. Surface is ground, with some flaking at shoulder and poll. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming a shoulder, butt continues to slope down towards poll, sides tapering. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, concave. Laura Station Hokonui written on front.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Stone. Green. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is mostly bruised, ground on front, with some flake scars on back and sides. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved. Laura Station Hokonui written on front.

Complete adze Trapezoidal with front narrower than back The surface is mostly ground with a few flake scars. There is a chip on the proper right. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated with a small ridge, cutting edge is sharp, curved and has some small chips.