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Complete adze. Oval at poll and asymmetrical at blade. Surface is ground on the front, bruised around the butt and flaked down the back. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line, although bevel has been flaked away on the right side proper. Cutting edge is sharp and rounded with minor chipping.

Complete pounamu hei matau pendant. Mid-green with light brown and light green inclusions. Surface is ground. Head has one complete suspension hole, drilled mostly from one side, and one incomplete suspension hole, broken at the proximal end. There is an external knob at the head. The point is rounded and double-sided, with an incurved tip on one side edge and a knob on the external side edge.

Wooden spear. Oval in cross-section. Tapered to a point at distal end, the tip of which is broken. The spear head has been broken off and repaired with an adhesive. Three sets of two barbs on the top surface. The edges of the barbs and the longitudinal ridge on the top surface are notched. The proximal end, numbered separately as D48.294, has broken off in two places and been reattached with adhesive. Surface of the proximal end has geometric carvings and is charred where it has been repaired.

Wooden spear. Oval in cross-section. The distal end is separately numbered as D48.293, but has been reattached to the proximal end with adhesive. Tapered to a point at distal end, the tip of which is broken. The spear head has been broken off and repaired with an adhesive. Three sets of two barbs on the top surface. The edges of the barbs and the longitudinal ridge on the top surface are notched. The proximal end has broken off in two places and been reattached with adhesive. Surface of the proximal end has geometric carvings and is charred where it has been repaired.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is ground with flaking down the sides and the back and on the poll. Butt has minor differentiation, sides are slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded, with some chipping.