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Broken shank, fragment of head remaining, knobs.

Complete adze. Mid grey stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised, with flake scars on the sides and the butt. 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 sharp and asymmetrical with a flake scar on the front.

Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised with smooth areas at each end. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, but the front and back of the butt taper in to meet at a curved blunt edge. The bevel is sharply angled and demarcated from the blade by a curved ridge, and has a straight cutting edge.

Complete adze. Brown and grey stone. The cross-section is lenticular at the bevel and triangular at the butt. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars. There is some distinction between the butt and the blade, as the sides of the butt have been reduced slightly. The bevel is demarcated from the blade by a small ridge only on the proper right. There is a chip and flaking on the proper left of the bevel and cutting edge. The back of the adze forms an irregular ridge down the length of the blade.

Complete adze, possibly broken off at the poll. Black stone. Irregular cross-section. The surface is bruised with a small ground patch on the bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular ground patch. There is a piece missing from the proper right cutting edge and blade.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval. Surface of back and blade is ground. Front and sides are flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. Bruising on sides and areas of front and back. Flaking on proper left front side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Black stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked and bruised, with a small ground area on both sides of the lower blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by its smooth surface and flaking on either side. The cutting edge is curved, irregular and chipped.

Broken adze (blade remaining) Cross-section is circular. Surface is smooth. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Stone tool, use unknown. Convex shape, tapered to a point at each end. Surface is ground on the edges of the points but rough everywhere else.

Complete rough out Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Nephrite/pounamu hei tiki, kawakawa variety, dark green. Scarve cuts across top of head below top knot through which holes bored from both sides in top knot, chip on rear of head one side. Head turned to right with intricate facial features. Grooves along sides of torso. Perforations at arms and legs. Arms rest on thighs. Legs meet at the centre with three toes.

Complete inanga pounamu pendant. Surface is ground. Shape is a rounded hei matau. Suspension hole at proximal end has ben drilled from both sides. There is a stylised knob adjacent to the suspension hole. There is a blunt external barb on the bottom of the pendant.

Complete kawakawa pounamu pendant. Shape is an asymmetric adze, with a reduced cutting edge. The suspention hole at the proximal end has been drilled from the back. The cutting edge of the blade has been worn to a concave edge, forming a point on the proper left and a blunt foot on the proper right. The proper right lateral margin is reduced. The front face is rounded, with the back face flattened.

Complete harpoon head. There is a notched foot at the base. There is a visible repair on the foot where previously broken. One side of the shaft is grooved from the base the head. Both sides of the head are barbed, one larger than the other. There is a perforation through the head. Tip rounded.

Complete harpoon head. There is a single foot at the base. One side of the shaft is grooved from the base the head. There are drill marks in the groove where the shaft meets the head. Both sides of the head are barbed, one broken off. There is a perforation through the head. Tip pointed and slightly chipped.

Broken one-piece bone fishhook. Tip missing and wearing on the head. The hook has a shank knob and on the exterior of the bend is worn.

Broken shank, with partial shank remaining.

Complete straight fishhook point with curve at the tip.

Incomplete curved fishhook point, with tip remaining.