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Complete adze. Stone. Black, mid grey. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised and flaked on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped.

A wooden tube, described as a mouthpiece for blowing up kelp poha. Made of light brown rimu or patete. Both ends cut flush. Surface is smooth and undecorated.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey, mid grey. Cross-section is semi-circular front flattened. Surface is mostly bruised on blade, becoming more bruised towards butt, with flaking on poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front slopes down and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Fragment/large chip missing from proper right side. Balclutha written on back.

Complete wooden patu (club). The head has a hole drilled through it, with a split originating from the hole. The handle is formed by a reduction of the head, with minor demarcation for a grip at the end of the handle. There is no ornamentation.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete with no tau. Patu paraoa is in stable condition, however is severely weathered and cracked especially around the blade end. One side of the patu has two distinct and deep cut like markings on the blade portion. Perforation present at the handle, and appears to be drilled with an hour glass shape.

Complete, unfinished adze Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground (natural stone) The bevel is continuous with the butt. The cutting edge is sharp.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded and flaked on one side, and grounded and burised on the other. Cutting edge is sharp, curved and chipped, with bevel on both surfaces. Haft is curved.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on both sides, with flake scars on one surface. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved. Haft is slightly curved.

Complete curved fishhook point. There are small notches on external side of base, with a small fragment missing from lower external side. There is a barb on tip.

Double-ended tattoo chisel, both ends reduced with grinding marks on the bone. There are no serrations.

Mostly complete shell pendant, small part broken off the distal end. Triangular shape, tapering toward the proximal end. Suspension hole at the proximal end, one side of which is reduced with a notch. Indentation on one side of the distal end.

Complete pendant made from shell. Triangular shape, tapering toward the proximal end. Suspension hole at proximal end, with one side reduced with a notch. Small indentation on one side near the distal end.

Complete curved bone pendant. One complete drilled suspension hole and one broken suspension hole at proximal end.

Complete curved fishhook point, manufactured from a dog tooth. Striations across the back, making little notches on external side of the base.

Complete one-piece bone fishhook. Incurved tip. Knob at head. Bait notch at base.

Complete curved fishhook point. Perforation through base. Large serrated knob on external side of base. Serrations from this knob to tip, with small external barb. Small internal barb, with serrations from this barb to tip.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete curved fishhook point.