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Complete needle case. Epiphysis on the proximal end.

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp, but sides of shaft and proximal end rough and unfinished. Sawing mark visible along one long side.

Complete adze, broken adze The surface is mostly ground but bruised between the butt and blade. Bevel is ground. The bevel is demarcated by a small ridge. The cutting edge is sharp.

Broken, all elements present, chunks appear to be missing from both sides Roughly rectangular, with the narrowing on the sides from the blade to the poll The surface is ground with some chips. No differentiation between the butt and blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and somewhat oblique, and chipped. The back has the remains of adhesive and a label

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is mostly ground with some flaking and bruising. The butt is differentiated by a reduction of the back towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a ridge, and is chipped on the proper left side. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken adze, blade and cutting edge present. Asymmetrical cross-section The surface is ground and bruised. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and angled.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal cross-section, back narrower than front. The surface is ground with bruising and some unground areas of stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and chipped.

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is mostly ground with some flaking on the back and butt. The butt is undifferentiated with significant flaking on the proper right side. The bevel continuous with the blade. The cutting edge straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is a sawing groove on the proper right edge of the front. The butt is undifferentiated. The poll is asymmetrical, the proper right side is longer then the proper left side. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped.

Complete adze. Cross section is irregular. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the front and bevel. The back and sides are flaking. The bevel is demarked by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground. The butt is differentiated by a reduction in the sides and heavily chipped at the back. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is curved and chipped, and blunt.