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Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove and bruising at both ends.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete pounamu hei matau pendant. Mid-green with light brown and light green inclusions. Surface is ground. Head has one complete suspension hole, drilled mostly from one side, and one incomplete suspension hole, broken at the proximal end. There is an external knob at the head. The point is rounded and double-sided, with an incurved tip on one side edge and a knob on the external side edge.

Mid-green kahurangi pounamu pendant. Surface has been ground smooth. Roughly circular shape with a lenticular cross section. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides and a notch on one side edge, which may represent a bird or other animal head. Partial straight sawing mark and small indentation on one side and a large worked indentation/reduction on the other side. Serrations along two side edges, about halfway down the pendant.

Broken pendant, distal portion remaining. At the broken proximal end there is a partial perforation. There is a large sawing mark down one side. The distal end of the pendant comes to a point. The surface is mostly ground, with small areas of bruising.

Complete greenstone gouge. Cross-section is circular. Poll end is naturally rough, rest of surface is ground. Slight sawing mark on one side. Bevel is demarcated by a line, and the bevel is deeply concave. Cutting edge is broken.

Complete pounamu chisel. Light green in colour. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised at the butt. Reduced to form shoulders at the butt. Cutting edge is straight and sharp with a bevel demarcated by a line.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical. The proper left side is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The proper right side is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground with some bruising on the sides of the front and flaking along the sides. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front Ground with flaking around edges and poll. Butt has minor differentiation, tapers toward poll. Bevel demarcated by faint horizontal line crossing blade. Cutting edge is rough, uneven and curved with heavy chipping.

Complete pounamu chisel. Light green in colour. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end has an oblique edge. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, light green. Cross-section is oval at poll, becoming rectangular towards blade. Surface is ground, with bruising on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced, sides taper towards poll. Proper right side reduces with front, proper left side reduces further up butt. Small groove runs across front on mid butt, from proper left to proper right. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large fragment missing from proper left back.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with flaking on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a small ridge at chin. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Kaik" written on front.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal on the blade and circular on the butt Surface is ground on the blade and slightly bruised on the butt Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade. Front and sides of the butt are slightly tapered towards the poll Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp, curved, and tapered.

Complete adze Cross-section is lenticular Surface is bruised with some grounding near the cutting edge Minor differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are tapered towards the poll, but the poll is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is bruised on the sides and butt and ground on the blade Minor differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are tapered towards the poll, but the poll is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and flaked

Complete adze Cross-section is oval Surface is flaked and bruised with some grounding on bevel and top blade Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides are reduced and tapered towards the poll, but the poll is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and straight and flaked on both ends

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with some bruising towards the butt Butt is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with flaking around the butt Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are tapered towards the poll Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and flaked

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground but heavily flaked towards butt and on cutting edge Butt is not present Bevel is demarcated by two lines. Cutting edge is not present.