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Complete stone roughout Oval. The surface is bruised. Minor differentiation of butt, with reducing of sides towards the poll. The bevel is not demarked. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Broken adze (all but cutting edge remaining). Stone. Dark grey, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface of blade is mostly ground, some bruising on sides, butt is bruised, some flaking at poll. Depression is stone at front end of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge chipped off. Nuggets. written on front.

Complete large double-ended point.

Straight piece of worked bone, tapering to a point at one end and broken at the other end. Possibly a pendant, broken just below the suspension hole. Cross-section is slightly rectangular/lenticular at the broken end.

Broken tattoo chisel. Upper portion remaining. Hafting end is reduced on all sides. There are visible repairs where previously broken. Bone is burnt.

Broken bowl, one end and side remaining. Base flat and rectangular in shape. The remaining side has straight low sides that rises at the end to an inverted V projection. There is a longitudinal fragment missing from the remaining side, along the edge towards the base. There are many cracks in the surface. Except for the broken edges, the surface is smooth.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, light brown, cream. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, some bruising around poll and flaking on sides. Sawing mark down proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chip missing along proper left side.

Very thick vine twisted into a large knot, sawn off at each end.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining; possibly small adze). Stone. Dark grey, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some flaking. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is curved, heavily chipped. Cannibal Bay written on front.

Broken chisel (everything but cutting edge remaining). Stone. Mid-grey. Cross-section is circular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Cutting edge not present. Catlins written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, cream, and light brown. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface of lower blade is ground, flaked and bruised on upper blade and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. About halfway on proper left side, there is a reduction in the stone. Bevel is continuous with blade, demarcated where surface changes from ground to bruised. Catlins? written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, light grey, mid red. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, and middle portion of front. Sides of front, sides of adze are bruised. Back is mostly flaked. Small amount of red substance on front of adze. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is curved, and very blunt. Large flaked missing on proper right side of cutting edge. Catlins? written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid-grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is mostly bruised, , some flaking on proper left side, ground on bevel. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming shoulder. Lug on poll end of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped. Adze has a large fragment missing from proper left side, but cutting edge has been reworked after break. Catlins? written on front.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front is ground, surface of back is mostly ground with some flaking, especially on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Catlins written on front.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove around one half of the sinker.

Pounamu. Dark green, mid green, light green, mid brown, cream. Surface is ground, flaking on poll areas.

Worked piece of bone coming to a sharpened point at the lower edge.

Complete unfinished adze. Black stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is flaked, with natural stone texture on the proper right side and ground areas on the lower blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular oblique ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with some chips.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove

Complete pounamu gouge. Cross-section is circular. The surface is ground, with a groove along the top of the gouge. The sides taper slightly to the proximal end. The bevel is demarcated by two lines that meet in a point, the bevel is concave. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.