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Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with minor bruising and flaking on sides, and major flaking on poll. Butt is undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line running from each side and meeting faintly in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.

Broken tatā (canoe bailer), large fragment from proper right side missing. Dark brown totara. The handle extends from the back end of the bailer to the mid-front in a continuous curve. There is a perforation where the handle meets the back end. There are numerous in the surface of the wood.

Complete patu-aruhe (fern root beater). The cross section is lenticular. The blade narrows to the handle. There is no grip at the poll. The tip of the blade is curved and blunt. There are two small holes, one on each side of the blade.

broken (blade, butt and bevel present) Oval The surface is flaked, bruised and ground patches Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, blade reduces slightly into the butt on 3 sides. The bevel is flat, and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing, chipped off.

Broken adze (upper blade and butt remaining). Stone. Mid grey, light grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is ground, some light bruising on the butt and sides. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced forming shoulder. Tarewai written on back.

Broken adze (portion of butt/upper blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey, mid grey and mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, flaking on remaining side. TAREWAI written on back.

Broken adze. (Blade remaining) Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. On the back side, there are three flakes; a small one in the top PL corner, another larger one on the PR side, and on the PL corner of the blade. There is only one flake on the front, on the lower PL corner. Butt not present, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Piece of worked slate. Broken at each end and halfway down one side edge. Tapers toward one end. Ten notches running down one side edge. Five notches running down the broken side.

Broken pipe, bowl and part of stem remaining. Bowl is deep. There is dirt adhered to the surface. There is a thistle designed in relief along the bottom of the pipe.. There is a fine perforation running through the stem.

Broken one piece fishhook. All but head or knobs present. Flattened on one side, carved in on the other side somewhat.

Broken fishhook, shank remaining. Knob and shank knob at head.

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Notches on external side of base, partial perforation at break. Slight reduction on inside of base.

Broken curved fishhook point. Point and tip present. Incurved, down pointing tip.

Unidentified fishhook fragment.

Broken curved fishhook point, with all remaining except tip.

Broken straight fishhook point, with most remaining except tip. External notches at base.

Broken fishhook point, unidentified fragment.

Broken fishhook point, broken at both ends. Reduction at one broken end.

Curved broken fishhook. Base and point present (no tip). Some reductions on the side, and one long notch.

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Notches on external side of base.