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

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is bruised and flaked. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade, and the cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Surface is ground on the front and bruised on the back. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is chipped away. "Taieri Mouth." inscription.

Complete adze. Stone. Black, and light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, flaking on proper left of blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Papatowai is written on back.

Complete bone point or shellfish picker. Epiphysis on proximal end. Distal end is fine and sharp. Loosely attached sticker wrapped around midsection.

Complete bone point or shellfish picker. Epiphysis on proximal end. Distal end is fine and sharp.

Complete bone point or shellfish picker. Partial epiphysis on proximal end. Distal end is fine and sharp.

Bone pendant, broken at the proximal end. Curved to a point at the distal end.

Complete shank although the very tip of the head is missing. There is a perforation at the bottom of the base and all along the shank are corresponding notches on both sides.

Broken tab of complete fishhook. Point, tip and portion of centre broken off. Seven drill holes evident and large shank knob present at the head.

Partially manufactured fishhook

Broken, curved fishhook with the head, shank and base remaining. There is an upper, interior knob at the bottom of the head and an exterior knob on top of the head.

Complete seal tooth

Seal tooth, split in half.

Seal tooth, split in half and broken at the tooth tip.

Seal tooth, split in half and broken at the root of the base.

Broken grey silcrete blade, medial portion still remaining. Proximal end has been repaired. There is slight retouch on the left ventral face.