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Mostly complete pounamu pendant, small piece broken off suspension hole at the proximal end. Mottled green with black and silver veins. Surface is ground and polished. Lenticular cross section. Internal and external barb, coming to a rounded point at the distal end.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, bruised on front and sides of butt. Large flake scar on back. Sawing marks down proper left and proper right sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides slightly reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, and light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on most of front and bevel, rest is bruised. Sawing mark down proper right side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipping on front. Sticker on back; "E.171.13 Pounawea H. Uttley"

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mainly kawakawa variety but also touch of totoweka at proximal end. Medium green with black inclusions, orange-brown at proximal edge and light brown at distal end. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Suspension hole drilled from both ends at the proximal end. Distal end is slightly oblique with rounded sides.

Complete adze. Dark green and light brown pounamu. Surface is ground with some bruising. Cross-section is lenticular. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Tuapeka Mouth" inscription on back

Broken, butt, and perhaps a part of the blade are present rectangular, narrowing in the sides towards the poll The surface is ground with some bruising on the poll. No differentiation between the butt and blade. Bevel, cutting edge and parts of the blade are not present.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is ground with flaking at the break and back. The proper right has sawing marks. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the back side of the poll and the blade. There is minor differentiation with a reduction near the shoulder on the proper right side and sides that taper toward the poll. The poll has flaking. The bevel is demarcated by a minor line at the chin. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. Back of the adze is reduced where the butt meets the blade. Front and back both have a bevel; front bevel is demarcated by a line, back bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Pelichet Bay" inscription.

Complete unfinished adze. Mottled greenstone. The cross-section is asymmetrical. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a ridge on the proper left side and a flake scar on the right. The cutting edge is oblique, sharp and has small chips.

Complete unfinished adze. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with heavy flaking on the proper right side. The proper left side has a long saw mark. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. the side of the blade is straight on the proper left and irregular and tapering in towards the poll on the proper right. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and slightly chipped.

Worked greenstone flake. Asymmetrical cross-section. Flaked and ground surface. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique curved ridge. The cutting edge is irregular.

Piece of worked greenstone, triangular shape. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground. One end is faceted and the other is a broken point.

Incomplete greenstone gouge/chisel, bevel end of blade only. Oval cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked. There is a saw scar on the proper left. The bevel is faceted and demarcated by a curved line. There is a chip out of the proper right side of the bevel and cutting edge.

Fragment of worked greenstone, probably a piece of a gouge. The cross-section is triangular. The surface is ground on one side and flaked on the other. It is unclear which end of a tool this might be.

Complete unfinished greenstone adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with small flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular oblique line. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped. There is a shallow hole bored into the butt on the back.

Pounamu pendant. Mid-green with black inclusions. Surface is ground. Broken suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end. Tapering to a point at the distal end.

Incomplete greenstone gouge, butt end absent. Circular cross-section. The surface is ground with flaking at the broken end. The bevel is oval and demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete greenstone gouge. The cross-section is circular at the bevel and quadrangular at the butt. The surface is ground with some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is oblique and straight. The bevel is concave and demarcated by two straight lines that meet in a small curve in the middle. The cutting edge is curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is slightly trapezoidal, with back narrower than front Surface is ground with some bruising on the back near the butt Differentiation between butt and blade, sides are strongly tapered toward the butt Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight