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Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green and green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some bruising on lower blade and poll. Sawing marks down proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight, lightly chipped. Waipapa P. written down proper right side.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front, bruised and flaked on back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Waipapa Point written on front.

Complete adze. Basalt. Dark grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is ground with some bruising on sides and back on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Serrated at both ends, with a large perforation through the centre of the fragment.

Middle piece

Broken bowl, the sides of one end have been broken off. Elongated with short sides, creating a shallow bowl. The remaining end has a high-sided V shaped projection. The bottom of the bowl is flat, inside smoothed. The surface of the outside is smoothed along sides with the broken end rough. There is a visible repair where previously broken, and several cracks along bottom and sides.

Complete adze. Stone. Light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, bruised on sides and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waipapa Point" written on back.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete gouge. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is circular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight, concave. Concave the length of the front.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface mostly bruised, ground areas on lower blade. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced, forming small shoulder. One lug on poll end of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and straight, chipped. Waipapa Point Southland written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, some bruising on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Sticker on back; "Waipapa Point. 1914". Waipapa Point written on front.

Partially manufactured hook.

Fishhook point is complete. It is curved.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, mostly chipped off. Waipapa Pt. (W) written on front and back.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, demarcated by a large ridge. Fragment missing from poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and and curved, chipped on proper left and right. Waipapa Pt. (W) written on front.

Broken adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is partially ground, with large flake marks on all sides. Large fragment chipped out mid adze on the back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished, or possibly broken off. Waipapa Pt (w) written on back.

Broken sinker, one half remaining, with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze. Argillite. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, sawing marks on front and back running the length of the adze. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, back slightly reduced, possibly natural. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Waipapa Pt. written on front.