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Large complete seal tooth.

Broken one-piece fishhook, section of shank remaining.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Notches on internal and external side of base.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Large base, with hook coming out at wide angle. Notched on internal and external sides of base. Tip of point broken.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Extremely large base, with two perforations through base. Tip of point not present.

Awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is pointed. Large fragment missing from proximal end.

Broken Silcrete blade. The medial portion is present. Grey and white in colour. Bifacial retouch on both ventral and dorsal sides.

Complete silcrete blade. Dark brown in colour. There is a lot of chipping towards the proximal end of the blade. Medial side has slight unifacial retouch.

Possible adze roughout. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is flaked. It is unclear which side is the front, and which end is the butt.

Roughout. Stone. Dark grey and light grey. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is flaked, one side extremely smooth.

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

Broken adze, bevel and cutting edge missing. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade with bruising on the butt and edges. The butt is made distinct from the blade on both sides of the blade by a line of bruising. There is a slight reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The bevel is broken off in large flakes. There are several areas of a dried shiny liquid on the blade and butt.

Patu paraoa is incomplete with handle and butt missing. One side (underside) has exposed and distinct cancellous bone. The opposite side has vertical cracks, cut marks (on an angle) and chipping present over the surface of the blade. Chipping also present around the blades point edge.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked. There is a reduction in the sides and back of the butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and blunt and flaked. "Akatore" inscription

Broken patu onewa, butt remaining. Perforation at one end.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface on the front is ground. There is a patch of bruising on the lower proper-right side. Surface is ground on the back. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Partially manufactured fishhook.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid green. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Cross-section of butt is rectangular. Surface is ground, some flaking on butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. South Otago. written on front.

Complete curved fishhook point. Internal barb at head and external notches at base.

Broken straight fishhook point fragment, most remaining except side and tip. Broken in two pieces, then glued back together. Internal barb at tip and notches at base.