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Complete adze. Black and light grey stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. Surface is ground and bruised. Major differentiation between the butt and blade; front is reduced to form ridge. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Akatore" inscription.

Complete pounamu adze. Rectangular cross-section. Surface is ground. Differentiation between the butt and blade; sides are tapered towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked. "Akatore Coast" inscription.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. Surface is ground and flaked. Differentiation between the butt and blade; sides are tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. "Akatore mud flat" inscription

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked. There is a reduction in the sides and back of the butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and blunt and flaked. "Akatore" inscription

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some bruising on the butt. Sides are reduced toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete stone chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on each of the four corners flaking, along with the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken pounamu adze, blade remaining. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground and flaked with sawing marks on proper right side. Butt is not present. There is no obvious bevel. Cutting edge is sharp on proper right, but has been flaked away on proper left side. "Akatore. N.Z" inscription

Complete adze. Mid green and mid grey pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, sawing mark down proper left side, some bruising on proper right. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper right side straight, but proper left side tapers towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is oblique and lightly curved. "Akatore. N.Z." written on front.

Broken stone chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the bevel. There is flaking on the back, originating from the break. There is flaking on the front on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping along the length.

Complete curved fishhook point. Notched on external side of base, no barb.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green. Surface is ground smooth except for a reduction at the centre. Rectangular cross section, with a unique, curved "twist" shape. Suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end. Both ends are squared off.