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Fishhook point is broken; tip not present. Fishhook point fragment is curved.

Fishhook point is broken; tip not present. Fishhook point fragment is curved.

Fishhook point is broken; tip not present. Fishhook point fragment is curved, with an exterior knob.

Fishhook point is broken at base. Fishhook point fragment is curved interiorly at tip.

Fishhook point is broken; tip missing. Fishhook point is curved.

Fishhook point is broken at base; tip also not present. Fishhook point fragment is curved.

Fishhook point base remaining only.

Fishhook point is broken at tip, and has been split in half (only front or back half remaining). Fishhook point is curved.

Fishhook point is not complete. Fishhook Point midsection remaining; tip and base not present. External serration. Fishhook point is curved.

Complete double-ended shellfish picker or bone point. Manufactured from hollow bone.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove

Broken fishhook tab, large drill marks through surface.

Complete with no tau. Patu paraoa is in stable condition, however is severely weathered and cracked especially around the blade end. One side of the patu has two distinct and deep cut like markings on the blade portion. Perforation present at the handle, and appears to be drilled with an hour glass shape.

Complete, unfinished adze Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground (natural stone) The bevel is continuous with the butt. The cutting edge is sharp.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded and flaked on one side, and grounded and burised on the other. Cutting edge is sharp, curved and chipped, with bevel on both surfaces. Haft is curved.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on both sides, with flake scars on one surface. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved. Haft is slightly curved.

Complete curved fishhook point. There are small notches on external side of base, with a small fragment missing from lower external side. There is a barb on tip.

Double-ended tattoo chisel, both ends reduced with grinding marks on the bone. There are no serrations.

Mostly complete shell pendant, small part broken off the distal end. Triangular shape, tapering toward the proximal end. Suspension hole at the proximal end, one side of which is reduced with a notch. Indentation on one side of the distal end.

Complete pendant made from shell. Triangular shape, tapering toward the proximal end. Suspension hole at proximal end, with one side reduced with a notch. Small indentation on one side near the distal end.