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Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green with high translucency. Surface is ground. J-shaped, curved and rounded at the distal end. Proximal end is squared off with a skewed suspension hole drilled from both sides.

Complete patu onewa with no tau. Drill perforation present. Butt has three concave reke. Large chip on one edge, no other chips. Blade smooth and in good condition.

Grey with shiny dark grey/black flaw on end of blade ant one side. Spatulate in shape, relatively narrow blade. Tapers to neck - no shoulders - and then expands to knobbed proximal end. 4 ridges (3 + central, proximal one which are flat between ridges. Hourglass perforation on handle inside of ridges.

Complete patu onewa. Ornamental grooves at butt. Drilled perforation at handle. Chip on blade edge.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is highly ground, except at poll which is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll. Bevel demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with chip close to proper right side.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with knobs at head. Paua shell inlay. Muka lashings at head and base. Curved bone point with internal barb and notches at base.

Complete gouge Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and sides, bruised on back and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by lines, and is concaved. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete ivory pendant. Curved with two suspension holes at proximal end.

Complete tattoo chisel. Small, not very much length on hafting end. There are four sharp teeth that are quite long.

Complete roughout Cross-section is asymmetrical. Almost rectangular, except for section on proper left side, which has only been partially sawn through. Surface is ground of front and back, with areas of natural roughness on poll. Sides are mostly rough where broken. Sawing marks on proper left and proper right and on front of blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete curved fishhook point. Notches at base.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining) Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground on front and back and sides. Rough edges where broken. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel and cutting edge broken off.

Broken kahawai lure, shank remaining. Curved wooden shank with knob at base and notches at head. Paua shell inlay.

Complete drill point. Pounamu. Green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Widens towards butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete bone pendant. Mostly straight, but slightly curved at the distal end. Suspension hole which has been drilled with a metal tool.

Complete mere pounamu. Dark green and silver takiwai variety with high translucency and chatoyant bands. Spatulate in shape. Distal edge of blade is straight and sharp with rounded side edges. Bilateral reduction where the blade meets the handle, flaring out again at the proximal end. Four ornamental grooves on both sides of butt with perforation in the centre, which interrupts the grooves. Perforation hole is straight sided and threaded with a leather thong.

Set of four pendants strung together via suspension holes with a piece of black ribbon. One is a pounamu pendant, mid-green in colour, high translucency, square in cross-section, and squared off at each end. The other three are mako shark teeth pendants. One has purple sealing wax at the root, and the other two have red sealing wax.

Wooden adze haft. Surface is polished smooth. Handle is round in cross section, with a platform at the distal end running perpendicular to the handle. Groove cut in platform with plaited flax tied around and attached to handle.

Broken wooden puppet figure with movable arms, left ear, and base not present. Surface is polished smooth except for face, which has a complete incised moko. Large cylindrical head with ears and deeply grooved eyes. Top knot or comb represented by a squared-off projection coming from the top of the head. Square perforations at shoulders where movable arms would have been attached. Four circular perforations on the back side, one of which has a small metal piece sticking out of it. Knees are sawn flat at the front. Broken at the feet, with grooves and remnants of carved toes remaining.