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Taoka Māori
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end, which tapers to a point.
Complete bone needle. Distal end is sharp. Shaft is curved. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end, which is squared, one corner chipped.
Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp, no perforation.
Complete fish gorge, small.
Complete composite fishhook. Shank is manufactured from a boar tusk. Point is manufactured from an iron nail bent inwards at the base and then straight at the tip. The tip is attached to the point with muka. There is twisted muka at the proximal end of the shank for the line, with a knot at the end.
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Porcellanite core. Cortex present on three sides. From the orientation of the accession number, the cortex is on the proper right, proximal and dorsal sides.
Complete silcrete blade that is mid grey and mid blue in colour. It has a section of the cortex remaining on the proper left margin of the dorsal surface. There is flaking on the dorsal surface.
Complete silcrete flake, that is dark grey and mid grey in colour. It has unifacial retouching on the proper left margin of the dorsal surface. There are flake scars across the dorsal surface.
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Broken stone knife with distal portion remaining. Cutting edge is sharp. Both sides are ground. Slight bevel on one side.
Broken stone knife with proximal portion remaining. One side is ground, the other bruised. Haft is flat
Complete silcrete flake that is mid grey and light grey in colour. There is a section of the cortex present near the termination. There is flaking on the ventral surface and on the proper right margin of the lateral margin.
Complete silcrete blade that is light grey and dark grey in colour. The proper right margin is widest at the proximal end then has a sharp reduction towards the termination. There is a flake scar on the dorsal surface near the proximal end.
Complete silcrete blade that is cream and light grey in colour. The termination is wider than the striking platform.
Broken silcrete blade that is mid grey and light grey in colour and has the proximal portion present. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right margin of the dorsal surface.
Broken, silcrete blade that is mid brown and mid grey in colour. It has the proximal portion remaining. There are flake scars across the dorsal surface and some minor retouching on all margins.
Chert lake that is light grey and white in colour. It has flaking across two of the surfaces but no retouching or cortex.
Circular chert core with flake scars across all surfaces. It Is light grey and light brown in colour. There is no cortex.
Broken rock blade that is mid brown and mid yellow in colour. It has the media portion remaining. There are flake scars across the ventral surface.
Chalcedony flake. Light brown in colour. Some unifacial retouch on one side edge.