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Piece of kōkōwai (dark red ochre).

Piece of kōkōwai (dark red ochre).

Piece of kōkōwai (dark red ochre).

Piece of kōkōwai (dark red ochre).

Complete curved bone pendant with drilled suspension hole.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant, broken and partially glued back together at the distal end. Mid-green, kawakawa variety. Side edges are rounded, tapering to each end. Proximal end resembles a fish head, with an off-centre suspension hole (drilled from each side) for the eye and a notch at the edge for the mouth. Distal end is oblique. Ref Comp Spkg p 72 (4.1-4)

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid green and silver. Surface is ground with some flaking. Tapered at both ends. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides (slightly skewed) and sides are slightly squared off. Distal end is rounded with a curved bevel on one side, possibly indicating that this may have been made from a chisel.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark blue-grey, inanga variety. Surface has been ground smooth. Rectangular cross section. Each end has a bevel demarcated by a line, indicating that this piece may have been reworked from a chisel. Proximal end has a very small off-centre suspension hole drilled from each side. Distal edge is chipped and oblique.

Complete pendant made from shell. Triangular shape, tapered toward the proximal end. Suspension hole and notch at the proximal end.

Bone pendant, broken at the distal end. Suspension hole drilled from both sides and internal bone structure visible near proximal end.

Complete bone pendant with suspension hole.

Complete straight bone pendant with suspension hole.