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Broken bone comb, portions of teeth broken. Three teeth remaining. Proximal end is squared off. Surface is smooth with sawing marks on the back between the teeth.

Broken Porcellanite blade, proximal portion remaining. Mid Brown and Dark brown in colour.

Bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. There are longitudinal cracks, and the bone is very worn. One end is sharpened to a point.

Complete adze. Cross-section is triangular (apex towards front), butt slightly more rounded until poll. Surface is mostly bruised. Underside of blade is ground. Minor differetiation between butt and blade, front reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken bone comb, head and two teeth remaining. Proximal end is rounded with a slightly oblique edge. Side edges are straight. Cross section is concave. Two out of the four teeth have broken off. Sawing marks are evident on both sides above the broken teeth.

Worked bone with curved grooves carved on one side. Broken along one edge with small piece broken off and glued back on. Concave profile.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground, some flaking at poll and on back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, some lightly chipping. Sticker on back; "Wakapatu". Sticker on front; "John White Collection". Wakapatu written on front.

Complete adze. The cross section at the bevel is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The cross section at the shoulder is lenticular. The cross section of the butt is circular. The surface of the lower half (bevel end) is predominantly ground. The surface of the sides, and the upper half (poll end) are predominantly bruised. There is a small rectangular piece of paper with writing adhered to the back. There are remnants of adhered paper on the back of the butt. There is a dark, circular stain in the centre of the back. The butt is differentiated by a reduction of the sides at the shoulder and the transition from lenticular to circular cross section. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is convex, chipped and blunt.