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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.

Incomplete adze. Rectangular at blade, trapezoidal at poll with back narrower than the front. Surface is ground with bruised edges. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by straight singular line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, with minor flaking. Slight sawing marks on the proper right side.

Broken and unfinished hei tiki, head remaining only. Pounamu/nephrite, kawakawa variety with mottled dark patches on mid green. Lighter band runs diagonally across and below lower eye. Two eyes partly outlined with peak at crown. Head turned toward proper left side. Complete perforation at top of head, drilled from both sides.

Broken patu onewa, complete in two pieces. Surface is ground. There are several chips around the edges of the blade. There is a perforation at the handle - drilled from both sides. The patu onewa has been broken through the handle at the perforation. The other piece features the knob of the handle, with four grooves on either side of the oval knob with a central ridge between.

Complete Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is ground. There is no differentiation between the but and the blade. The bevel is continuous. The sides are broken and rough. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Rectangular Surface is ground with bruising and flaking in many areas. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a faint curved line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs at head.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knob at head.

Fragment of flute, there is a partial perforation along one broken edge.

Small fragment of flute, one end smoothed. Striations at broken edge.

Broken flute, small fragment remaining. There is a visible repair where previously broken. There is a partial perforation near the end.

Complete Lozenge cross-section The surface is ground with some areas of unground natural stone in small areas. There is differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade are reduced at the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The sides of the blade taper slightly from the cutting edge to the butt. The cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Both sides are naturally rough. There is a small patch of it near the poll on the back. The rest is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete Rectangular cross-section at shoulder. Asymmetrical cross section on blade. The surface mostly ground, with some unground areas of natural stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous. The sides taper from the approximate chin of the blade to the poll. The blade is sharp, slightly curved and there is an area of unground stone on the proper right of the cutting edge and bevel.

Broken adze. Blade remaining. Lozenge cross-section The surface is mostly ground with some unground areas of natural stone and sawing. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The proper right side has sawing marks. The cutting edge is sharp and lightly chipped/worn.

Complete Rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground. There is bruising on the back of the blade. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a notch across the width of the blade. The sides of the blade taper from the cutting edge to the poll. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and lightly chipped.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. PR side has a small area that is naturally rough. Middle of the back of blade has a line which has been carved in. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section. The surface is ground with small unground areas of natural stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The butt and poll are missing a portion on the proper right side. The bevel is demarcated by and angled line. The sides taper from the cutting edge to the poll. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. PR side has a line of natural roughness which is visible from the front. Poll also has a patch of roughness. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, PR and PL sides have areas of roughness that runs down in a line. Tip of poll is bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved. There is a small flake missing in the centre of the blade.