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Complete Trapezoidal, Front wider than the back The surface is mostly ground, with flakes & bruising around the butt. Minor differentiation between the blade and butt, very slight reduction from blade to butt on the front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The bevel is slightly curved. The cutting edge is slightly oblique, sharp and lightly chipped.

Complete one-piece fishhook. Knob at head of shank.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Incomplete unfinished adze, butt and poll only. Dark grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is bruised and flaked. There is the remnants of a shoulder on the front proper left of the blade, with a reduction in the stone on the proper left of the butt. The proper right side of the blade appears to have been flaked off.

Complete straight fishhook point. Tip end not present. Curved reduction on external side of base.

Complete straight fishhook point, internal barb.

Broken red argillite knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded on one side and bruised and flaked on the other. Cutting edge is sharp and flat.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of lower blade is ground, flaked and bruised towards butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Papatowai written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some flaking towards poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Papatowai written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground on bevel and front blade, rest of the surfaces mostly flaked, with some bruising on side of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Papatowai written on front.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section with back narrower than front. Front of adze is ground with flake scars, with poll portion being bruised. Back of adze has bruising flake scars also, with bevel portion ground. Slight differentiation between butt and blade. Shoulder looks like it is being worked due to flake scars. Front of adze shows shoulder looking more distinguished. Bevel is demarcated with ridge up the blade. Cutting edge is rounded and sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid-grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some flaking towards edges and on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Papatowai written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some light bruising on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chip on proper right side. Papatowai written on front.

Straight piece of bone of which one end is curved.

Large broken pounamu cutting tool, most of blade remaining. Surface is ground. Two pieces of the haft have broken off; one piece has been glued back on. There is a perforation, drilled from both sides, on one end of the haft. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with a bevel on each side.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some bruising on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, corners of front butt reduced slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken tab. Partially manufactured fishhook.

Broken one-piece fishhook. Base remaining, with lower shank and point.

Broken shank, upper remaining. Knobs at head.

Worked piece of hollow bone, one end sharpened to a point with a crack running the length.