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Complete, curved fishhook point. It has a lower, exterior basal notch.

Broken, straight fishhook point with the base missing. It has two barbs on either side of the fishhook at the bottom of the tip. Both barbs have serrations on them going up to the tip and the external side has serrations below the barb to the base as well. It has two perforations at the base, one above the other. Both perforations are partially broken off.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb that is serrated above it to the tip and a upper, external barb that is also serrated above it to the tip and serrated to the base as well.

Mostly complete bone bird spear point with three complete barbs and one broken barb. Notches on bottom barb and base.

Broken shell pendant, distal end not present. Tapering toward a knob at the proximal end.

Complete, curved fishhook point. It has an upper, internal barb that has serrations above it to the tip as well as serrations down the external side from the tip to the bottom of the point where there is a notch. There is a perforation the base although part of it is missing.

Bone shellfish picker. Distal end is pointed, proximal end broken.

Bone awl, chipped where shaft reduces to a point.

Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two barbs. Notches along one side.

Complete, curved fishhook point.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground with bruising on the back and flaking at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Rectangular at poll, asymmetrical at blade. Surface is ground with heavy flaking and bruising down the left side proper, on the poll and some flaking on the right side proper. Butt has minor differentiation with sides reduced; poll has been flaked away. Bevel is demarcated by a strong line curving from corner to corner. Cutting edge is sharp, smooth and straight.

Complete adze. Plano-convex, back flattened. Surface is heavily flaked. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by a straight ridge. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and rounded, with the proper left corner missing.

Complete adze. Lenticular. Surface is ground with heavy flaking around the butt/poll end. Butt has been flaked away. Bevel is demarcated by a very faint curved ridge. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp, and very rounded.

Carving of human head made from bone. The back of the carving is concave with two projections at the proximal end either side. Both projections have been perforated - drilled at an angles and subsequently broken. There is a visible repair where previously broken longitudinally ON the proper left side and glued together. There is a centre ridge on the front face from forehead to the raised, squared mouth. The eyes are raised and squared. There are two perforations either side above the mouth, possibly representing nostrils. The chin sits in a deep groove along the bottom edge. There is a horn like projection on the upper proper right side, proper left side broken.

Complete patu onewa. Suspension hole is not fully cut out. Surface is ground. The handle was previously cracked and has been glued back on.

Complete adze. Lenticular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation; sides have been slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line. Cutting edge is sharp, smooth and slightly rounded, with minor chipping.

Complete ivory pendant curved to a point at distal end with a suspension hole at proximal end.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb, lower, external notches and serrations above these notches on the external side to the top of the point.

Complete bone bird spear point. Three barbs. Notches on two lower barbs.