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Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front Ground with flaking on poll and cutting edge, and minor bruising on sides. Butt has minor differentiation, sides are tapered toward poll. Bevel continuous with blade, tapering down to cutting edge. Cutting edge is curved, rough and blunt, with major chipping. Prominent saw marks on the top of the front and down the left side proper.

Complete adze Oval at poll, plano-convex (front flattened) at blade. Bruised with flaking around edges and poll. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is continuous with the blade and tapers down sharply to the cutting edge. Cutting edge is straight and blunt with minor chipping.

Complete adze Asymmetrical at poll, rectangular at blade. Ground in some areas but overall heavily bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Proper left side has been more reduced with raised shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a faint horizontal line. Cutting edge is straight, sharp and rough with some chipping.

Complete adze. Oval Ground around cutting edge, bruised and flaked elsewhere. Butt has minor differentiation, sides have been reduced. Bevel demarcated by curved line running from corner to corner and meeting in centre of blade. Cutting edge is smooth, blunt and rounded.

Incomplete adze. Asymmetrical Bruised with flaking around the poll and break. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is oval Surface is bruised, flaked, and chipped. Most of back surface is not present Butt is not present Bevel is continuous, cutting edge is not present

Complete adze Cross-section is asymmetrical Surface is heavily flaked. Sawing mark on back proper right Differentiation between the butt and blade, sides tapered toward the poll Bevel is demarcated by a change of surface in an irregular line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval Surface is heavily flaked Differentiation between butt and blade, sides tapered toward the poll Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrically curved.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Broken curved fishhook point, all remaining except base.

Broken whalebone pendant, proximal end remaining. Curved with drilled suspension hole. V-shaped with two knobs at proximal end.

Complete curved fishhook point. Serrated on external side with notches at base.

Complete bone bird spear point. Five barbs.

Broken shank, broken at head and base. Deep curved surface notch on base.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground. There are sawing marks on the proper left and right back corners. There is a sawing mark on the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a concave wearing. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal Surface is ground with some flaking on top of butt Differentiation between butt and blade, sides tapered toward the poll Bevel is demarcated by a curved line and an indentation. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with bruising on the butt Large section of the butt has been flaked away, does not appear to be much differentiation between butt and blade Bevel is demarcated by a ridge, cutting edge asymmetrical and flaked

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is circular Surface is mostly bruised and flaked, partially ground on the lower blade and sides Differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are reduced with long tapered butt Bevel is slightly demarcated by a line, cutting edge is straight with major chipping

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground Differentiation between butt and blade Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is straight and sharp

Complete adze Cross-section is circular Surface is mostly bruised, partially ground on the lower blade Differentiation between butt and blade, sides are reduced with indentation around the perimeter Bevel is continuous, cutting edge is straight and sharp