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Broken piece of small adze, blade and bevel end only. Medium grey stone. Triangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked, with a ground area on one side of the blade. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken piece of adze, blade and bevel end only. Light green/grey stone. Irregular quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked. The bevel is smooth and outlined by flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrical.

Complete unfinished adze. Light green stone. Irregular cross-section. The surface is flaked and ground on the bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll from the middle of the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and chipped.

Complete argilite knife. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Surface is ground at distal end and the rest bruised, flaked at haft and one lateral margin. Bevel is present at lateral margins.

Broken sandstone cutter, repair visible where previously broken. There is a perforation through the repair, drilled through on both sides, meeting in the middle. At the top edge there are two carved faces. Along the bottom edge there is a notch.

Curved bone pendant, broken at each end. Drill mark at the proximal end indicating a broken suspension hole.

Mostly complete curved bone pendant, broken suspension hole.

Mostly complete straight bone pendant, broken at the suspension hole at the proximal end.

Complete bone pendant. Kinked twice along shaft with a suspension hole at the proximal end.

Complete bone pendant. Straight with suspension hole at the proximal end and tapered to a point at the distal end.

Bone pendant, broken at the proximal end. Four notches at the proximal end. "X" cut marks along the sides.

Complete soapstone pendant. Light grey and light brown. Surface has been ground smooth. Off-centre suspension hole, drilled from both sides. Proximal edge is rounded and distal edge is straight with a sawing mark.

Whalebone pendant with broken suspension hole at the proximal end. Slightly reduced and flattened at the distal end. Circular cross section.

This Patu is fragmented, it is just a little part of the handle. At the bottom appear to have Reke markings. This fragment is very weathered.

Broken slate knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded and bruised on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Unfinished bird spear point. Three notches/unfinished barbs.

Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Three barbs remaining.

Broken bone bird spear point, tip with three barbs remaining.

Broken bone bird spear point, base with two barbs remaining.

Mostly complete bone bird spear point with two complete barbs and three broken barbs. Notches at the distal end.