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Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some bruising on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, corners of front butt reduced slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Piece of worked wood in the shape of a canoe, with a hollowed centre. Exterior surface is smooth, interior and edges are dessicated.

Partially manufactured fishhook.

Partially manufactured hook.

Broken tab, partially manufactured hook, notched.

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.

Partially manufactured hook, broken tab.

Partially manufactured fishhook.

Partially manufactured hook. Broken tab.

Complete straight fishhook point. Tip end not present. Curved reduction on external side of base.

Worked piece of hollow bone, one end sharpened to a point with a crack running the length.

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, but no eye.

Broken shank, upper remaining. Knobs at head.

Broken tab. Partially manufactured fishhook.

Broken one-piece fishhook. Base remaining, with lower shank and point.

Complete bone point. Cut at the proximal end, pointed at the distal end.

Complete light green pounamu pendant. Surface is ground and bruised. Sawing mark on both sides of the proximal end, sawn through to create a suspension hole. Distal end has a bevel on one side and an edge resembling the cutting edge of an adze, indicating that this may have been reworked from an adze.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Mid-grey.Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, some flaking on proper left back edge. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, but heavily chipped. Kuri Bush written on back.

Broken adze (lower blade). Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, flake scar on front. Front surface may have been chipped off. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge chipped off. Kuri Bush written on back.

Broken adze (poll end of butt remaining). Argillite. Light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, some light flaking. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Kuri Bush written on back.