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Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs on head. Previously broken, between shank and base, now fixed.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank and base remaining. Knobs on head of shank. Serrations on external side of shank, with a notch at the bottom of the external side of base. Small barb towards the broken edge, and serrations beginning just before break.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank and base remaining. Knobs on head of shank. Small notch at external side near base. Previously broken near current break, now fixed.

Broken curved fishhook point, point, base and lower shank remaining. Point has an incurved tip, and base below tip is squared.

Mostly complete one-piece fishhook, all remaining but tip of point. Knobs on head of shank. Base is pointed.

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.

Complete adze. Stone. Green and light brown. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on lower blade, flaked on sides and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt and curved. Poniakino R. Sthld written on front and bevel.

Complete adze. Brown stone. Rounded rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised, with flake scars on the poll and bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The front of the adze is rounded in the middle.

Nephrite/pounamu hei tiki, kawakawa variety, mid green and yellow. Two broken suspension holes at the proximal end, one on cheek and on above an eye, both drilled from both sides. Head is tilted to the right. Three-fingered hands on hips. Right leg broken at knee and repaired. Broken at the toes. Lower part heat treated.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and translucent. Reduced and notched at the proximal end, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Curved to a dull point at the distal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green. Surface is ground and edges are rounded. Large suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled from both sides.

Complete adze. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground with bruising at the sides of the butt and poll. There is some distinction between the butt and the blade, with a bruised reduction in the sides of the butt and two small shoulders on the front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with a few chips.

Complete adze. Pounamu. The cross-section is oval at the butt and lenticular at the bevel. The surface is bruised and flaked with an area of smooth on the bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, asymmetrical and has a few chips.

Complete patu, possibly unfinished. Mid-green pounamu. Handle tapers toward the butt. Surface is polished.

Complete adze. Black stone. Irregular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised, with ground areas on the lower front and back of the blade. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade, apart from a tapering of the sides to the poll. The bevel is made distinct from the blade by an uneven ridge. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and chipped.

Complete adze. The cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. The surface is flaked and bruised, bevel is ground. There is major distinction between the butt and the blade, with a clear shoulder in the middle and a reduction in the butt at the front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is rounded, narrow and sharp.