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Piece of straight, hollow bone, broken and split at each end. One end is worked to a point.

Piece of hollow, straight bone. Broken and split at each end. One end has been filed to a blunt point.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front and sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Piece of hollow, straight bone. Broken at one end and split at the other end, tapering to a sharp point.

Piece of straight, hollow bone, broken and split at each end. One end has been filed to a sharp point.

Piece of hollow bone, worked to a long sharp point at one end. Broken at the other end. Surface is smooth and polished.

Piece of straight, hollow bone, broken at one end. Split at the other end and filed to a sharp point.

Piece of bone, broken in half and at one end and worked to a flattened point at the other end.

Mostly complete curved fishhook point with upper tip absent.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with bruising around the butt. Differentiation between the butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Complete, curved fishhook point that is serrated along the upper, external point and tip.

Complete curved fishhook point with notches at base. Made from a seal's tooth.

Small flute with two perforations. Finished at both ends, though small fragment missing from one end. Longitudinal cracks run along tip and bottom, but flute remains whole.

Complete toggle. Finished at both ends. There is a single perforation in the middle. There is a longitudinal crack running on either side of the perforation.

Broken fishhook point, most remaining except part of tip and base. Straight, barbed, and hollow, with notches at base.

Broken fish gorge, one end remaining.

Broken fish gorge, one end remaining. Single notch at broken edge.

Broken fish gorge, one end remaining.

Broken toggle, two longitudinal fragments remaining. Previously in three pieces, visible repair on smaller piece. There are striations across surface in a cross-hatched pattern, with short longitudinal striations at one end. Finished at both ends.