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Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with some flaking on the butt. There is minor demarcation between blade and butt, with the sides tapering to a point at the poll. Both sides of the cutting edge are bevelled. The back has a bevel demarcated by a curved line. The front bevel is much smaller and straight. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete Adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some flaking and bruising in chipped areas. No differentiation between butt and blade. Slight tapering toward poll. Heavy chipping of butt on front and back, poll missing. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete roughout. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface very rough. Some grounding on front and back. No differentiation between butt and blade. Tapering of sides towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground on front, back and sides, with bruising on sides and back of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Light chipping along cutting edge.

Mostly complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Surface is mostly ground on front, back and sides, with some bruising in broken part of butt/poll and proper right side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Tapering of sides towards poll. Chipped on proper right of poll/butt. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved, with very light chipping. Groove on proper left anterior portion of adze.

Broken adze. Blade remaining. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is mostly ground on front and sides. Bruising on back, some of front, and broken surface. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with the back flaked off. The proper left side of the front is also flaking. The proper left side of the poll has been broken off. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, the proper left corner of the cutting edge is chipped.

Complete inanga pounamu/nephrite pendant. Arahura source. High translucency with feather flakes. Adze-shaped with oblong cutting edge, and a bevel on each side, both demarcated by lines. Eight small serrations along upper half of right hand side. Tapers toward the proximal end, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is square. The surface is ground. The poll has been flaked and there is flaking originating from the poll on the front of the point. The point is blunt.