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Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion missing. Dark grey in colour. Small flake scar on dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade, missing proximal portion. Light grey in colour. Large flake scars on both surfaces. Unifacial retouch on proper right lateral margin on dorsal side, and proper left lateral margin on ventral side.

Broken silcrete blade, missing proximal portion, and split missing proper right lateral margin. Mid grey and light orange in colour. Large flake scars on dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade, missing proper left lateral margin and most of proximal portion. Dark brown and mid brown in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface.

Broken slate knife, distal portion remaining. Cutting edge is sharp. Both surfaces are ground. Slight bevel.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Large flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on proper right lateral margin on dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. There is unifacial retouch on the proper left lateral margin on the ventral surface and bifacial retouch on the proper right lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal end remaining. There is bifacial retouch on the proper left lateral margin and unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of the proper right lateral margin.

Sample of muka (flax fiber) cloth. Decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch pattern work), decorative 3 looped whenu cast on, and a decorative border frill finish. Woven using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining).

Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination point not present. Mid grey and light grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.

Broken and split silcrete blade, medial portion remaining and split on the ventral surface of the left lateral margin. Mid yellow in colour. Bifacial retouch on the left lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of the right lateral margin. Cortex present on the dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Mid grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey and mid grey in colour.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination point not present. White and mid yellow in colour. Unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of the left lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of the right lateral margin.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, striking platform not present. Dark grey in colour.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with reductions on two sides for lashing.

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.

Complete curved fishhook point. 1 perforation in the base. 1 knob near the base

Complete, curved fishhook point.