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Unfinished pounamu pendant. Dark green kawakawa variety, chatoyant and highly translucent. Sides are ground smooth but some edges are broken and chipped. Suspension hole at the proximal end, nearly broken out. Cutting mark running from just below suspension hole to distal end. Distal end juts to one side at an angle. Inside curve of angle is worked on the side edge.

Complete curved fishhook point. Broken external barb near base.

Complete straight fishhook point. Notches on external side of base, with external barb, serrations from barb to tip. Internal barb near tip, serrations from barb to tip.

Broken straight fishhook point, upper remaining. Partial perforation at base. External barb with small serrations from barb to tip. Internal side reduced near tip. Decoration striations across surface in crosshatch pattern.

Stone drill point. Dark red and mid red in colour.

Stone drill point. Light red in colour. Flat proximal end, pointed distal end.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Light grey in colour.

Silcrete drill point. Light yellow in colour.

Hollow bone point, appears broken at the proximal end. Awl or shellfish picker.

Awl or shellfish picker. Hollow bone point, appears broken at the proximal end.

Awl or shellfish picker. Hollow bone point, appears broken at the proximal end.