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Incomplete, all parts present bar a small chunk chipped off the butt Plano-convex, front flattened. Ground on the front and back, heavily bruised on the sides. no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and distinct from the blade by an faintly visible ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp but very lightly chipped.

Broken adze, blade remaining. Mid grey and mid brown. Cross section is oval. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is chipped.

Adze roughout. Broken at the poll. Mid grey stone. Surface is flaked.

Mostly complete inanga pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid green with smoothly ground surface. Wide and rounded at the proximal end with a suspension hole drilled from both sides at the centre. Distal end has an inverted V-shaped projection, one side of which has a small piece broken off. There is a shallow indentation on one edge, just above the intact side of the projection.

Complete patu onewa. Has a rather large piece of the butt missing and the drilled hole is barely there anymore. The stone around it has been smoothed out. Where the handle and blade meet there is a ridge on it. There is minor surface scratches all over it and on one side it is much rougher and chipped. In decent condition.

Adze roughout. Mid grey stone. Surface is flaked with some grounding at cutting edge. Cross section is triangular. Ridge running along the front from mid-blade to poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade; front and sides are reduced at shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by flake scars. Blade tapers toward the cutting edge, which is sharp and straight.

Complete adze. Mid green and grey pounamu. Surface is ground with sawing marks on sides. Cross section is rectangular. Small part of poll appears to be broken off. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is chipped.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu Surface is ground with sawing marks on proper left side and on front shoulder. Cross section is rectangular. Tapered toward the poll. Bevel on both front and back, both demarcated by line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Mostly complete kawakawa pounamu/nephrite pendant. Light green and dark green chatoyant bands running diagonally length of pendant. Surface is ground and flaked. Reduced at the proximal end, with a suspension hole. One side edge is straight with a notch or flake missing at the proximal end. The other side edge is curved and has a large notch and a projection, possibly unintentional and caused by a flake breaking off. Distal end has a sharp edge similar to the cutting edge of an adze, with a bevel demarcated by a curved line on one side.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Light green with a band of black and silver running diagonally across the centre. The distal end is reduced on one side below the band. Surface is ground and flaked with chipping on some of the edges. Proximal end has a very small suspension hole and a notch at the top and one side, possibly indicating an animal or human face. Side edges are straight and the distal end is squared off.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, external notches. It has a lower, internal barb too.

Piece of broken worked pounamu. Dark green. Surface is ground and flaked with sawing marks on one side and one edge. One edge is straight and sharp, similar to the cutting edge of an adze, with a bevel demarcated by a line on each side. The other edge is mostly broken, with a small portion coming to a sharp tapered point and a small bevel demarcated by a change in surface on one side.

Broken adze with part of the butt missing. The cross section is asymmetrical. The surface is bruised. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by a thin line at the chin. The blade is very small but curved. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Broken adze with part of the butt missing. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with some flaking and two saw marks on the back. There is no differentiation between the blade and the part of the butt that is there, but the rest is missing. The blade is demarcated by a line at the chin. The cutting edge is sharp and straight but oblique.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical. The surface is ground but has some bruising and a saw mark on the proper left hand side. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade as the two sides taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line at the chin. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with some flaking along it.

Complete adze. The cross section is trapezoidal with the back being narrower than the front. The surface is ground with some flaking. There is minor differentiation between the butt and blade as the two sides taper in towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp but very flaked.

Broken patu onewa, butt and part of handle remaining. Ornamental grooves around top of butt. Small drill mark on one side of butt (incomplete perforation).

Piece of worked kawakawa pounamu/nephrite, possibly a pendant. Dark green colour and a smooth ground surface. Rectangular cross section. Three of the four edges have been squared off. Each end has a sharp edge with a bevel, indicating that this piece may have once been an adze or chisel. One of the ends also has two notches. The fourth edge is curved and has a projection, possibly used for suspension. The projection has a large V-shaped notch in the centre and notches at the base.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface of the blade is ground, the front and sides of the butt are bruised and the back of the butt is flaked. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade with the changing of the surface but the sides also taper into towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The blade is curved and concave. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with some flaking along it but there is a large chip on the proper right hand side.

Complete adze The cross section is asymmetrical. The surface is flaked. There is minor differentiation between the butt and blade as the two sides taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a triangular ridge. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.