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Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and a perforation at the base. It has a lower, external notch and a second external notch just slightly higher. Above the higher notch the point is serrated to the tip.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, external notches. The internal side is serrated from the barb to the tip and the external side is serrated from the notches to the tip.

Complete but unfinished flute. There are two small fragments missing. Visible repairs where previously broken. There is one perforation at the undecorated end. On one side there are darkened striations in a complicated design featuring a number of patterns including horizontal lines, chevron, and spirals.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is mostly ground with some areas of bruising and flaking. Back of blade is ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Butt and poll portion are not present on blade (perhaps flaked off). Bevel is demarcated with a ridge. Cutting edge is jagged and blunt.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is ground with flake scarring to the left. There is also a deep trench like line demarcated at the top half of blade on front. Back of blade is also ground with flaking at top right. No differentiation between blade and butt. Poll/butt portion is shaped on an angle. Bevel is demarcated with a ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and more straight than curved (on an angle as-well).

Incomplete Rectangular blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is ground with small groove to the left, and ridge going down the right side. Back of blade is ground with faint line impression at the top. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is more jagged than sharp, and is on an angle.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is mostly bruised with small area of ground portion. Back of blade is heavily bruised with ground bevel. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved at right side.

Incomplete Oval butt cross-section. Front of blade (poll only) is ground with bruising at sides and flake scars. Back of blade (poll) is bruised. No differentiation between blade and butt as blade portion has broken off. No bevel is present.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground with outer edges appearing bruised. Back of blade is the same. No differentiation between blade and butt. Poll portion is pointed. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge sharp and slightly curved.

Complete curved fishhook point, tip of point not present. External barb.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and a lower, internal notch. The internal side is serrated above the notch to the tip. It has external, lower notches and serration above these notches to the tip.

Broken, curved fishhook point with the tip and point remaining. The external side is serrated down to where it is broken and there is an upper, internal barb.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and an external barb in the middle of the point as well as lower, external notches.

Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. There are three barbs.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground. Back of blade is bruised. No differentiation between blade and butt. Blade is very long and narrow in shape. Bevel is demarcated with slight ridge. Cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Water-worn pebble with suspension hole drilled through from both sides. Light brown with blotches of purple (artificially stained?).

Incomplete Asymmetrical blade. Front of blade is mostly ground with minor flake scarring in some areas. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Significant portion of blade is missing to the left side. Bevel is not clear on blade. Cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Incomplete Not present Front of blade is both ground and bruised as-well as the back. No differentiation between blade and butt. Butt and bevel portion on blade are not present. No bevel is present.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant, broken and partially glued back together at the distal end. Mid-green, kawakawa variety. Side edges are rounded, tapering to each end. Proximal end resembles a fish head, with an off-centre suspension hole (drilled from each side) for the eye and a notch at the edge for the mouth. Distal end is oblique. Ref Comp Spkg p 72 (4.1-4)

Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite, dark green kawakawa variety. Surface is partially ground with some chipping on edges. Roughly shaped into the outline of a human leg, with projections resembling a buttock, knee, and foot, possibly indicating that this piece is an unfinished pendant.