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Part A: Incomplete, broken adze. Light brown stone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is bruised and flaked. It is unclear which end of an adze this piece is. There is one edge that is relatively sharp but in an asymmetrical curve. There are some rounded edges. Part B: Incomplete broken adze. Grey stone. Irregular cross-section. There is no butt or bevel, it appears to be a small part of a much larger adze. The surface is both flaked and bruised.

Complete adze. Stone. Grey and dark grey. Cross-secton is trapezodal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, blade comes out at a slight angle from butt, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped along cutting edge.

Complete curved fishhook point. Two perforations at base.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Broken, curved fishhook point fragment. Base and shank remaining.

Broken curved fishhook point, with most remaining except tip.

Broken straight fishhook point, with base and part of shaft remaining. Notches present at base.

Broken curved fishhook point, upper portion remaining. Wider at base, tapering towards point.

Complete wooden tatā (canoe bailer). There is a large curved handle with a simple manaia carved into the handle knob. Where the handle meets the bailer there is a large mouth carving. At the funnel end of the bailer there are two curved ridges. The walls of the bailer are high and straight. There are several cracks where the walls meet the base. Wood is stained dark red.

Complete curved fishhook point. There on notches on the external side the base, with a small barb above and serrations ending halfway up the external side. There is an internal barb.

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. There is a notch at the bottom of the base, and a large perforation. There is a partial perforation at the upper broken edge.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour.

Complete composite fishhook. Curved wooden shank with large bone point attached with muka lashings. Bone point is straight with and incurved tip and three external barbs and one internal barb. Lower external barb and internal barb have two notches on them. Additional muka lashings twisted around the head.

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Notches along one side.

Broken curved fishhook point, tip remaining.

Broken curved fishhook point, tip of point remaining, bone is burned.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining. Bone is burned.

Broken tattoo chisel, lower portion remaining. Hafting end not present. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, one side chipped. There are longitudinal striations along lower portion to cutting edge.