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Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising on front and flaking on proper left side and poll. Spots of clear glaze on back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. "Murdering Beach" written on front.

Complete adze. Basalt. Mid green and mid grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is mostly ground on front and back, with bruising on sides that extends onto front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Murdering Beach" written on front.

Piece of worked wood, use unknown. Surface is charred and dessicated. Indentation on one side. Remnants of adhesive on other side.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with one large flake missing from back side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Kaikorai" inscription.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is a rectangle at the cutting edge and asymmetric at the poll. The surface is ground with flaking on the proper left front and proper right back. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with some chipping.

Complete patu aruhe (fern root beater). The beater has a diamond cross-section. There is distinct differentiation between the handle the beater end. The handle is long and smooth with a circular cross-section, ending is a distinct knob.

Complete rough out. Cross-section is lenticular. The surface is mainly bruised with flaking on the sides, butt and bevel. Very minor differentiation between the butt and the blade. The proper right side tapers out then curves back in at the poll but the proper left side is straight. The blade was been started to be worked on and there is a slight demarcation with a curved line at the chin. The bevel has large chips missing on the proper left side. The cutting edge is slightly curved but blunt.

Complete adze but with a small chunk missing on the proper left side of the butt. Cross-section is rectangular. The back surface is ground , the front surface is mainly ground. There is minor flaking on the poll. Minor differentiation of the butt with no obvious shoulder. Sides taper towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line at the chin. The cutting edge is slightly curved, sharp and has two major chips on the proper left side.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mainly ground. On the front side the butt is bruised and the back side has some bruised areas. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade with the sides tapering off towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line at the chin and is curved itself. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp with no chipping.

Complete adze with part of the butt missing on the proper right side. Cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mainly bruised with minor flaking on the poll. Very small shoulder between the butt and the blade on the proper left side, proper right side of the butt is missing. The side slightly tapers in after the shoulder. The blade is demarcated by an oblique line at the chin. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp with a small chip on the proper left side.

Complete kawakawai pounamu pendant. The colour is apple green with black inclusions. The shape is a pointed blade with asymmetric serrated sides. The serrations are blunt. The suspension hole has been drilled from both sides. The point is rounded and blunt.

Unfinished flute. Cut at one end, other end widening to the bone joint. Wider end is very cracked.

Mostly complete gorge, tip missing from one end.

Complete bone point, distal end sharpened.

Complete straight fishhook point, External notches on lower base. Internal barb, uppermost tip broken off.

Complete straight fishhook point, notch at base and barb near tip.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular, and slightly concave with distal and proximal ends raising up. There is no differentiation between butt and blade. There is a chip at the poll end, where there is a partial perforation. There is a complete perforation on the opposite side of the poll. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken pounamu drill point, missing half the poll. The cross section is trapezoidal, with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground, with flaking on the break. There is a horizontal wearing across the front of the blade. The point of the drill is sharp.

Piece of worked bone, curved on the remaining edge. Small perforation at one corner, with another drill mark/incomplete perforation next to it.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knob at head.