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Complete small adze. Green stone. Rounded quadrangular cross-section. The surface is smooth, flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The proper right side of the blade tapers in towards the poll from the halfway up the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Incomplete adze, bevel end only. Green stone. Triangular cross-section. The surface is ground with flaking at the break. Any demarcation between the bevel and the blade has been broken off. The cutting edge is small and sharp.

Broken piece of adze, lower blade and bevel only. Light grey stone. Asymmetrical quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked. There is no upper blade or butt. The bevel is smooth and demarcated from the blade by the irregular edge to its smooth surface.

Broken piece of small adze, blade and bevel end only. Medium grey stone. Triangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked, with a ground area on one side of the blade. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken piece of adze, blade and bevel end only. Light green/grey stone. Irregular quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked. The bevel is smooth and outlined by flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrical.

Complete unfinished adze. Light green stone. Irregular cross-section. The surface is flaked and ground on the bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll from the middle of the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and chipped.

Complete sinker with deep quartered lashing grooves. It is flattened on one side.

Complete sinker with deep quartered groove. Flattened on one end, the other end is smaller.

Complete sinker with deep quartered groove. Flattened on one end, the end is smaller.

Complete iron adze or axe head. Cross-section is rectangular. Cutting edge is sharp and curved with a small chip missing from the proper right side corner. The sides reduce from the cutting edge to the poll end. Poll is further reduced on the proper left side edge of the poll.

Complete iron adze or axe head. Cross-section is rectangular. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. The sides reduce from the cutting edge to the poll end.

Complete iron adze or axe head. Cross-section is rectangular. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. The sides reduce from the cutting edge to the poll end.