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Taoka Maori
Piece of worked stone. Cross-section is roughly half-circular. Various cut marks and reductions through the surface; possibly depicting a human skull with face.
Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove and bruising at either end of the groove.
Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.
Small chisel. Greenstone. Two small notches at poll end. Groove underside at opposing end.
Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.
Broken adze, butt end only. Light brown stone. Circular cross-section. The surface is bruised with flaking at the broken end. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the piece taper in from the broken edge to the poll.
Complete schist knife. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. One side is ground with some bruising at the edges and other side is bruised and flaked.
Silcrete core. Light grey and Dark grey in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Dark grey in colour. Retouch on right lateral margin of dorsal surface, and upper left lateral margin of dorsal surface.
Silcrete core. White in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Light grey and cream in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering on dorsal surface.