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Pounamu hei matau pendant. Broken in two pieces and glued back together.

Obsidian flake that is blade with a light grey tinge. There are flake scars on both sides of the flake.

Broken silcrete blade that has the proximal portion and medial portion present. It is mid brown and light grey in colour. There is a large flake scar near the proximal end of the dorsal surface. There is bifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin.

Complete patu paraoa. Perforations and some ornamental grooves on butt. Small pieces of blade have broken off.

Complete silcrete blade that is cream and light grey in colour. There is flaking on the distal portion on both surfaces. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin on the dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade that has the distal portion present. It is light grey and mid brown in colour. There is flaking across the dorsal surface.

Broken and split blade, proximal portion and left lateral margin remaining, broken in two pieces. Cream and light pink in colour. Material unknown, but there appears to be quartz-like inclusions throughout.

Broken silcrete blade that has the proximal portion present. It is dark grey and mid grey in colour. There is some flaking on the proximal end. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin on the ventral surface.

Broken porcellanite blade that has the medial portion present. It is mid brown in colour. It has some flaking across the dorsal surface.

Complete silcrete blade that is light grey and dark grey in colour. There is a significant flake scar near the distal end of the dorsal surface and smaller flake scars near the proximal end. There is unifacial retouching on both lateral margins of the dorsal surface.

Complete silcrete blade that is mid grey and light grey in colour. There is a section of the cortex present near the distal end. There are flake scars near the proximal end of the dorsal surface. There is bifacial flaking on both lateral margins.

Silcrete flake that is mid grey and light grey in colour. There is bifacial retouching on two lateral margins.

Porcellanite flake that is light grey in colour. There is a small section of the cortex present.

Basalt flake that is mid grey in colour. There are two massive flake scars on the lateral margins of the dorsal surface.

Silcrete flake that is light brown. There is a crack running across the surfaces that has been glued back together.

incomplete Plano-convex The surface is ground and flaked. No differentiation between the butt and blade. there is no clear bevel and the cutting edge is incomplete

complete Rectangular, with the lithic narrowing in the sides from the blade towards the poll The surface is ground with some significant flakes or chips. No differentiation between the butt and blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

complete Trapezoidal, the back very slightly narrower then the front. Narrows slightly in the side from the blade towards the poll The surface is ground with some bruising and a few flakes. No differentiation between the butt and blade. the bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt and slightly oblique. small white ink blots on the back near the poll. Some distinctive mineral inclusions clear on the front.

Complete Oval, narrowing in the sides significantly from the blade towards the poll The surface is ground with some flakes or chips and minor bruising. No differentiation between the butt and blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken, (blade bevel and cutting edge present) rectangular, narrowing slightly from the sides from blade towards the poll The surface is ground. Butt is not present. the bevel is slightly curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp but with significant chips.