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Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Two complete barbs and one broken barb. Two notches at base.

Complete bone bird spear point. Five barbs.

Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two barbs. Serrations along each side.

Complete threader, manufactured from a thick piece of bone.

Complete but unfinished toggle. There is one finished edge, and one edge with cutting marks. This toggle looks like it was cut down from a flute, due to the placement of the perforation at the finished edge. There is a very small drill mark in the centre, where the perforation of a toggle is usually situated. There are two cracks, one through the perforation.

Complete bone point, distal end is sharp.

14 pieces of assorted comb tines. Part a - Broken comb tine. Pilot Beach written on one side. Grey. Tip comes to a blunt point. Part b - Large comb tine. Little Papanui written on side. Cream. Tip comes to a blunt point. Base is snapped. Part c - Medium comb tine. Little Papanui written on side. Cream. Tip comes to a sharp point. Part d - Small comb tine. Cross section is square. Little Papanui written on side. Cream. Tip comes to a blunt point. Part e - Large comb tine. 1195, Long Beach written on side. Light brown. Tip comes to a sharp point. Part f - Small comb tine. Purakanui written on side. White. Surface fractures on all sides. Part g - Large comb tine. L.B written on side. Cream. Point narrows to a thin, sharp tip. Base has a lengthways sawing mark. Part h - Small comb tine. L.P written on side. White. Tip comes to a blunt point. Part i - Large comb fragment. 983, Kaikai written on side. Brown. Two broken tines extend from the proximal end. Part j - Large comb tine. Kaikai writ

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete pounamu pendant. Cream and light brown, oxidised, ground surface. Proximal end is rounded, with an off-centre suspension hole drilled mostly from one side. Centre of the pendant tapers inward on both side edges. Distal end is flat and straight.

Complete straight fishhook point. End of tip broken, internal barb at tip. External serrations at base.

Complete curved fishhook point. Internal barb at tip, external serrations at base.

Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb at tip, serrations along one side of base and shank.

Broken barbed fishhook point, tip remaining.

Incomplete adze. Blade and butt remain. Circular at break, blade is plano-convex with front flattened. Surface is ground with flaking down right side proper, and around the butt. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a strong line curving up the blade, running from corner to corner. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly curved, with minor flaking.

Broken adze. Blade remaining. Oval cross-section The surface is ground and bruised, with some flaking on the front. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper in towards the poll end. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is blunt and curved. It is heavily chipped and broken.

Broken straight fishhook point, base remaining. Notches, becoming serrations, along external side.

Broken fishhook point with incurved point. Base and shaft remaining.

Mostly complete curved fishhook point, with small break at base.

Broken fishhook point with base remaining. Notches present on one side.