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Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the proper left side from the poll. There is sawing marks across the front from proper left to right. The bevel is demarked by two curved lines, one concave and one converse. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is an asymmetric rectangle. The surface is ground with flaking on the proper left side and proper right back. There is sawing marks on the proper left side. The butt has minor delineation, as the sides reduce up the length of the blade. The bevel is demarked by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, with some chipping.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll and butt front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, chipping on the proper right.

Broken pounamu chisel, cutting edge and poll missing. The cross section is a lozenge. The surface is ground with flaking towards the poll, on the proper left and on the cutting edge. There is no demarked bevel. The cutting edge is broken.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground with flaking towards the poll. There is no demarked bevel. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is a rectangle. The surface is ground with flaking towards the poll and on the back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is irregular because of substantial sawing marks. The surface is ground with flaking on the proper left side. The gouge has been historically snapped through the middle and reattached. There are two saw marks on the proper left and one on the proper right. The blade is bevelled on both the front and back. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Piece of worked pounamu. Mid-green with silver and black inclusions and a dark green-grey band running diagonally from the proximal end to the distal side. Surface is ground. Teardrop-shaped, tapered at the proximal end and broad and rounded at the distal end. Small drill mark at the proximal end indicates this may have been intended as a pendant.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on both ends. The drill is tapered to points at both ends. The cutting edge has been broken.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is triangular with the apex to the back. The front surface has a historical residue and paper remnant. The surface is ground with some flaking on the proper right side. The cutting point is blunt.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting point is straight and blunt.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is plano-convex with the front flattened. The surface is ground, with flaking at both the poll and cutting edge. No bevel is obvious. The cutting point is chipped.