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Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant. Dark green and silver in colour. Lenticular cross section. Drill mark at one end, indicating a broken suspension hole. Sawing mark just below the drill mark on one side. Other end is broken off and flaking.

complete Very roughly rectangular. Narrows in the sides towards the poll Ground with a little bruising. no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is flat and forms a distinct chin with the blade. The cutting edge is flat slightly curved and sharp.

complete rectangular. Ground no differentiation between blade and butt the bevel is pretty flat but oblique, with a clear chin marking the transition from blade to bevel. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with bruising on proper left of front and back. Sawing marks down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper slightly towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and oblique, small chips along cutting edge. complete roughly rectangular ground, maybe with some flake scars. There appears to be a saw marks on the proper right side. minor differentiation, slightly reduced on the front side very near the poll The bevel is flat and marked the blade by a clear edge. The cutting edge is oblique, sharp and flat with minor chips.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant, broken at the proximal end. Light green, inanga variety, high translucency. Surface is ground and cross section is lenticular. Elongated with rounded distal end. Reduced at the proximal end by a notch.

Complete pounamu adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the back and sides. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt, with the sides reduced. The proper right side has sawing marks. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt. There is a chip in the proper left corner of the cutting edge.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, dark green. Cross-section is lozenge shaped, becoming rectangular towards lower blade. Surface is ground on back of blade and front, with bruising and flaking on sides and back and front around poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section of butt is oval. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground on front, back, and blade end of sides. Butt has bruising on sides, part of front and back. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides reduced, making blade wider than butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line, also some demarcation on sides. Cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground on front, back and sides, with bruising on sides and back of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Light chipping along cutting edge.

Mostly complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Surface is mostly ground on front, back and sides, with some bruising in broken part of butt/poll and proper right side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Tapering of sides towards poll. Chipped on proper right of poll/butt. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved, with very light chipping. Groove on proper left anterior portion of adze.

Broken adze. Blade remaining. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is mostly ground on front and sides. Bruising on back, some of front, and broken surface. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with the back flaked off. The proper left side of the front is also flaking. The proper left side of the poll has been broken off. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, the proper left corner of the cutting edge is chipped.

Complete inanga pounamu/nephrite pendant. Arahura source. High translucency with feather flakes. Adze-shaped with oblong cutting edge, and a bevel on each side, both demarcated by lines. Eight small serrations along upper half of right hand side. Tapers toward the proximal end, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is square. The surface is ground. The poll has been flaked and there is flaking originating from the poll on the front of the point. The point is blunt.

Large curved cloak pin made from bone. Surface has been polished.

Broken lure shank. Head is present. A notch/reduction forms the head.

Broken bone comb, head remaining. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Proximal end is rounded. A bird's head figure with eye and beak indicated is carved on proper left side. Part of beak has broken off and a repair piece has been glued on. Distal end has vertical cut marks indicating ten or eleven broken teeth. Another horizontal cut mark runs just above the left side set of teeth on both the front and back.

Broken bone comb, head remaining. Proximal end is rounded and cracked, with straight sides. Very small perforation on one corner of the proximal end. Remains of nine or ten teeth evident, all broken at the proximal end. Surface is weathered.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal on the blade, with back narrower than front, and half-circular on the butt. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides and front reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line and a change in surface. Cutting edge is curved and sharp, with a flake missing from the centre. "Waimate. S.C." inscription on the front.

Complete short threader, chipped at the proximal end.