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Fishhook point, previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Small part of tip not present. Straight and barbed with notches at base. Serrations along barbed side.

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The cross section of the butt is plano convex with the back flattened. The surface is predominantly ground at the bevel end becoming entirely bruised towards the poll. There is scattered white speckling on the front surface, particularly on the bruised areas. There is orange-brown speckling on the front of the butt. The butt is differentiated by the transition from trapezoidal to plano-convex cross section and a reduction of the sides from the shoulder to the poll. There is a pronounced ridge at the shoulder on the front. The bevel is narrow and demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, but the proper left corner is chipped.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, white, mid brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with some flaking on butt and back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front and bevel is ground, other surfaces flaked and bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Kaka Pt/Pt Molyneux written on front.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Stone. Light green, mid green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, except at bevel which is ground. Butt not present. Green and white paint spatters on back. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line, small ridge at chin, bevel is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Kaka Pt/Pt Molyneux written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, light grey, mid brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, except on lower blade which is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, heavily reduced on front forming shoulder, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Kaka Pt/Pt. Molyneux written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. Small patch of natural roughness on upper proper-left side. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, concave.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front cross section of butt is square Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge heavily chipped.

Complete adze, lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with some large flake scars and a ground area on one side of the lower blade. It is unclear which side of the adze is the front. The sides of the adze taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is blunt and relatively straight.

Complete adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with some bruising on the sides and poll. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the adze taper in from the top of the bevel towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp. There is a piece of paper adhered to the back of the blade that reads: "Otekura near Port Molyneux" in pen

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section. Front of blade has bruising with small flake scars around edges. Back of blade also has bruising with flake scarring. Bevel is more ground than rest of blade. No differentiation between butt and blade. Butt slightly tapers in towards poll. Bevel is continuous on the blade which is very pronounced/raised to rest of back portion. Cutting edge is slightly curved and blunt.

Complete adze. Oval cross-section at butt, quadrangular at the bevel end. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the sides and butt. There is a chip on the poll. The butt is differentiated from the blade by a curved line of bruising, and there is a reduction in the sides of the front of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade but demarcated on the sides by oblique ridges. The cutting edge is chipped. There is a piece of paper adhered to the front of the blade that reads: "Otekura near Port Molyneux"

Broken adze (all but cutting edge remaining). Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is ground, some bruising on back and flaking at poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper slightly towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge has been broken off. Sticker on back; "Cannibal Bay".

Polishing stone. Stone. Light green, light brown, white. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Sticker; "Polishing stone Pounawea" [crossed out].

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, dark green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, sawing mark down proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, front reduced towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remains. Mid grey colour. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.

Large complete gouge. Dark grey stone. Cross section is circular. Surface is smooth with grounding and flaking on the butt. Butt is differentiated from the blade by a raised ridge on the front. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge and indentation. Tapered to the cutting edge, which is sharp but chipped. "Lovells Flat Sth Otago" inscription on back.

Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Surface is ground on the front of blade and on the bevel, but bruised and flaked throughout rest of adze. Cross-section is oval on the butt and trapezoidal on the blade, with back narrower than front. Front and sides are reduced with a ridge on the front. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Lovell's Flat Sth Otago" inscription on front.

Complete curved fishhook point. Small notches on external side of base, with an internal barb.

Mostly complete bone bird spear point, small part of proximal end broken off. Three barbs on one side and notches on other side.