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Rakahau te Kohika
Mahi whakairo
Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with some flaking on the front and sides Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight.
Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Surface is bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front reduced to form a ridge; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge has been flaked away, particularly on the proper left side. "Anderson's Bay" inscription
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light red and mid red in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the dorsal side.
Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey and light green in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining . Mid orange and light orange in colour. Inclusions at the right lateral margin at the distal end. Inclusions of quartz? On ventral and dorsal surfaces. Flake scar on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin
Broken silcrete blade, Proximal portion remaining. Mid brown in colour. Bifacial cortex on the striking platform.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light red and mid-red in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the ventral side.
Broken silcrete blade, distal end remaining. Mid grey and light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on right lateral margin.
Broken and split silcrete blade, distal portion and proper right lateral margin remaining. Light brown and light grey in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Flake scars on the dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch at the left lateral margin and right lateral margins
Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination not present. Mid brown and light grey in colour. Bifacial retouching on both lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Flake scars on the dorsal surface. Inclusion of quartz on the left lateral margin on ventral surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.
Complete silcrete blade. Mid brown in colour. Flake scar present on the right side of the proximal end. Bifacial retouch present on both lateral margins.
Whakarite kai
Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.
Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.
Broken sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.
Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove