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Mostly complete curved fishhook point, small fragment missing from back of fishhook. Knob present on lower side of base, knob is serrated, with serrations continuing up point. Small notch on mid-internal side. Perforation through base.

Complete curved fishhook point. Perforation through base. On the lower external side of point there is a large knob, with a smaller knob further up. Between these two knobs are fine serrations, with more prominent serrations after smaller knob. Small internal barb.

Complete curved fishhook point, with serrations on external side from base to tip.

Complete curved fishhook point, possible break at base. Incurved tip.

Complete curved fishhook point. Incurved tip. Notches on base, and towards tip.

Complete curved fishhook point. Previously broken in two places near tip, now fixed.

Complete curved fishhook point. Notches becoming serrations from base to tip.

Complete curved fishhook point, notches on external side of base.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs on head. Previously broken, between shank and base, now fixed.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank and base remaining. Knobs on head of shank. Serrations on external side of shank, with a notch at the bottom of the external side of base. Small barb towards the broken edge, and serrations beginning just before break.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank and base remaining. Knobs on head of shank. Small notch at external side near base. Previously broken near current break, now fixed.

Broken curved fishhook point, point, base and lower shank remaining. Point has an incurved tip, and base below tip is squared.

Mostly complete one-piece fishhook, all remaining but tip of point. Knobs on head of shank. Base is pointed.

Complete gouge. Light brown stone. Rounded triangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken adze, blade and bevel only. Dark green and black stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground with heavy flaking at the broken end. There is no butt. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the broken end. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, demarcated on the proper left only by a light line. There is a shallow ground indentation in the back of the blade. The cutting edge is asymmetrical, curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of lower blade is ground, bruised on back and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "F" written on front.

Curved wooden sealing club. A cylindrical iron piece is attached by four nails on the exterior side of the blade. Handle is tapered, with a groove and another iron piece running through it. Top and bottom are sawn flat. Large crack running the length of the blade on one side.

Complete greenstone gouge. The cross-section is circular at the bevel and quadrangular at the butt. The surface is ground with some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is oblique and straight. The bevel is concave and demarcated by two straight lines that meet in a small curve in the middle. The cutting edge is curved.