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Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Flat oval cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with large flake scars on the blade, butt and cutting edge. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade narrow with rough flake scars to the poll. There is no demarcation of the bevel, the blade just slopes slightly towards the cutting edge which is blunt and irregular. A starburst sticker on one side reads "Pahia 1900"

Broken pipe, bowl and part of stem remaining. Bowl is deep. Proper left side is darker than proper right side, probably where fire was put to the bowl for lighting. There is a small knob on the lower side of the pipe where the bowl meets the stem. There is a fine perforation running through the stem.

Fishhook fragment, unfinished. Has been broken into two pieces and repaired.

Partially manufactured hook fragment.

Fishhook fragment , unfinished.

Unidentified fishhook fragment.

Unidentified fishhook fragment.

Broken bone fishhook fragment, unknown portion remaining. Surface is very weather-worn. Base with bait notch remaining, a piece of which is perpendicular to a straight point or shank.

Complete one-piece fish hook, knob and internal barb on the head.

One piece fishhook, unfinished. Broken into two pieces at base with point missing. Drilled hole in base with knob on head. Small piece glued on at base portion.

One-piece fishhook fragment, head, shank and base present, Knob and shank knob on head. One-piece fishhook fragment, tip, point and basal section present.

One-piece fishhook fragment, tip and point present.

Porcellanite flake, light purple in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. No retouch.

Broken porcellanite blade. Light purple and grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on one lateral margin.

Broken stone blade, medial proportion remaining. Light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.

Complete adze. Black stone. Thin rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is indicated by a slight angle in the stone on one side of the blade. The cutting edge is flaked, straight and blunt.

Piece of worked pounamu, tapered at one end. Light green and grey in colour. Surface is bruised and flaked.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Broken shank, fragment of head remaining, knobs.