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Kā taputapu
Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination point not present. White in colour.
Mahi whakairo
Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Asymmetrical. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp, uneven, chipped and slightly rounded.
Complete adze Rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides have been reduced. Bevel has been flaked away. Cutting edge is slightly rounded, sharp, and majorly chipped.
Mahi kai ki tai
Partial sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove on one side and a hole has been drilled through the sinker.
Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.
Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.
Complete adze Oval. Surface is bruised Butt has major differentiation, sides have been reduced and shoulders slightly raised. Bevel is demarcated by a very faint line. Cutting edge is blunt, rough and very slightly rounded.
Complete rough-out. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly flaked, some areas on back are ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.
Taoka Māori
A piece of worked wood, use unclear. Surface is dessicated, cracked, and flaking. Cross section is lenticular. Sawn at one end; reduced on one side at that end. The other end is slightly tapered.
Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Quadrangular. Surface is bruised with some minor flaking on edges Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line and tapers sharply down to cutting edge. Cutting edge is straight, blunt and chipped.
Obsidian core. Cortex visible on the top, along with ripples and radial fissures from strikes on the proper right. The proper right side has a flat edge.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Mid yellow and light yellow in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.
Complete silcrete blade. Mid red and mid grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on the right lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal margin.
Silcrete flake. Light grey and light yellow in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on the left lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of the right lateral surface.
Rock blade, split on the right margin of the dorsal surface. Dark grey in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey and mid grey in colour.
Complete silcrete blade. Light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on the left margin of the dorsal surface.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. White in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of the right lateral margin.