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Nephrite/pounamu pendant. Light green and silver. Surface is ground. Tapered to the proximal end, with a broken out suspension hole. Distal end has two projections on either side edge, with a curved indentation between them.

Rectangular fragment of schistose pounamu. There is a piece of paper adhered to one side that reads "Found at Milford So? 1892"

Broken piece of adze, bevel end only. Green/grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground. The bevel is thin and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and chipped.

Large unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is a large straight shoulder with square sides and a small indentation in the centre on the front. The stone of the butt is reduced on the front. The butt curved slightly towards the back. The bevel is contusion with the blade. The cutting line is straight and irregular.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone with a patch of white on the back proper left. Lenticular cross-section at the butt, quadrangular at the blade. The surface is mostly flaked and bruised.The sides of the butt are reduced and taper in towards the poll. The bevel has flake scars and ground areas, and is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and asymmetrical. There is illegible writing in pencil on each side of the blade. On the front there is a piece of paper adhered to the stone with "II /" written on it.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is mostly bruised. Lower proper-left area of blade on back is ground. Front area of blade is also mostly ground, flaking on lower proper-left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Broken adze (fragment of front of adze missing). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised and flaked, bevel is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge not present along with large fragment of front adze missing. "Greenhill Near Bluff" written on back.

Complete stone adze Circular. The surface is bruised with slight grinding on the bevel. The butt is undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by two lines, forming a triangular chin. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

Complete pounamu pendant. Silvery white, with a small amount of green visible around suspension hole, side edges, and one side of the distal end. Surface has been ground. Cross section is lenticular. Proximal end is squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Two knobs, one on each side of the proximal end. Serrations along both side edges, running the entire length of the pendant. Curved to one side and tapered to a dull point on the distal end. Chip missing out of external side of the curve.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising on back, and flaking on sides. Minor differentiated between butt and blade, proper left side tapers towards poll, proper right side does not taper. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved, also slightly oblique. Sticker on back reads "G. H Attwood Toitois".

Complete argilite knife. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Surface is ground at distal end and the rest bruised, flaked at haft and one lateral margin. Bevel is present at lateral margins.

Broken piece of adze, bevel end only. Medium green/grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with a ground area and some flaking at the end of the blade and flaking at the break. The bevel is continuous with the blade, only distinct because of its mostly smooth surface. The cutting edge is asymmetrical, curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of butt is trapezoidal, back narrower than front, front rounded. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming small shoulder. Ridge at poll end of butt. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip on proper right side of cutting edge. Gore written on front.

Complete adze. Cross section is lenticular on the blade and square on the butt. The surface is ground with bruising at the poll. There is major differentiation of the butt, with a convex shoulder and reduced back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt, chipped and curved.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground, with some bruising at butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced, forming small shoulder. Proper left of poll reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Sandhills near Invercargill written on sticker on back. Near Invercargill written on front. Dr. Hocken's Collection printed on sticker on front.

Complete pendant made from an ivory tooth. Slightly curved with suspension hole at proximal end. Reduced and grooved on one side.

Complete adze. Basalt. Dark grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, sides slightly reduced. Fragment missing from proper left side of poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. North Beach Bluff written on front and back.

Fire plate, and fire stick. The fire plate is a flat wooden slab made of light coloured wood. Deep grooved in centre of plate with burn marks at one end. Burn marks in three places on side edges - two on right side U shaped indentation Polished on intact portions both edges. The fire stick is a rounded with blackened point with broken proximal end.

Complete sinker with faint quartered lashing grooves.

Broken slate knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded and bruised on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.