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Piece of kawakawa pounamu in the process of being made into three pendants. Dark green with light green flecks and black inclusions. Surface is polished. Sawing marks along one side edge, curved and rounded on the other side edge. Two grooves running the length of the pendant on one side, outlining the partially-sawn pendants. Two suspension holes at the proximal end, each one drilled from both sides.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green takiwai variety with high translucency. Surface is ground and polished. Relatively large suspension hole at the proximal end. J-shaped, curved and rounded at the distal end.

Dark green pounamu pendant with a broken suspension hole, drilled from both sides. Surface and edges are ground. Pendant curved at a right angle. Distal end is rounded.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and black in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. Rounded at both ends, with a large suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end.

Broken pounamu pendant, rounded distal end remaining. Circular cross section. Black with a ground surface.

Broken pounamu pendant, rounded distal end remaining. Mid green and mid blue, high translucency. Oval cross section.

Mostly complete pounamu pendant, broken at the suspension hole. Mid-green with light green side edges. Tapering toward both ends, coming to a dull point at the distal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and mid green in colour. Circular cross-section. Slightly reduced at the proximal end, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Proximal edge is squared off. Tapered to a dull point at the distal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green in colour. Surface is ground. Cross-section is circular. Slightly tapered at the proximal end with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Distal end is rounded.

Complete shark tooth pendant. Small suspension hole at the centre of the root. Root appears to have been painted red, possibly to resemble sealing wax? Naturally-occurring serrations running along both sides from the gum line to the tip.

Mostly complete shark tooth pendant with broken suspension hole and red sealing wax at the root.

Complete pounamu pendant with faded red cloth tied at proximal end. Dark green and black. Chatoyant with high transparency. Octagonal cross section. Tapered at each end. Proximal end is rounded with a suspension hole drilled from each side. Distal end is flattened.