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Wooden helve, pounamu/ nephrite blade/inaka variety. Carved handle oval in section, ridge at base extending from tongue of wheku style inward sitting head diminishing at middle to a blunt point at proximal end. Distal end has platform with carved face on internal side below. External/projection at distal end of platform and elaborately carved in form of human figure; inset paua eyes. Manaia sits back to handle and merged with human figure with protruding tongue. Toki blade lashed onto handle with fibre. Blade is thin sectioned , bevelled the full length on true right side but not on other. An approximate 30 degree angled blade which shows sign of some wear. Shimmery green with high schistocity and lighter mottled vein. Two perforations at butt end for attachment. Several cracks including one at centre distal end of toki.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except at poll, which is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt (heavily chipped) and straight.

Complete kahawai lure. Curved wooden shank with notches at head and base for lashings. Paua inlay. Lashings and cord at head and base. Straight bone point with internal barb. Some remnants of feathers at base.

Complete curved needle. Distal end is pointed. Thickness slightly reduced at the proximal end, with a drilled, circular eye. Needle is large, with a pronounced curve.

Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp. Chipped at proximal end.

Complete chisel. Cross-section is semi-circular with proper left side flattened. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though front, back and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by angled lines that come together in a point. Bevel is concaved. Cutting edge is sharp and curved and chipped.

Complete tokotoko (walking stick). Dark brown wood. Carved with three full-length figures and two faces, all with white shell eyes. The top two figures are male and female human figures, with moko. The bottom full-length figure is more stylized, with a large mouth and carved in a triangular notched pattern, creating a shaggy, fur-like body. All figures and faces are carved with a variety of rauponga, rauru, and mangopare patterns. A band of carved mangopare runs down part of the bottom half of the tokotoko. The handle and distal end are undecorated. The distal end appears to have had a cap which has come off.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green inanga variety. Surface is ground smooth. Chisel-shaped. Tapering to the proximal end, which has a flat edge and a shallow groove cut around the perimeter for suspension. Distal end is straight and sharp, similar to a cutting edge, with a bevel on each side demarcated by a line.

Greenstone chisel. Oval cross-section. The surface is ground with saw marks on the sides. There is a bevel on the front and back, both demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is sharp.

Complete kahu kiwi. The whole garment is woven in whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). On each edge there are three black dye whenu, the last whenu along the very edges is made with 2 strands, one black one natural twisted together, this extends out the top edge as a tie. The kurupatu (collar) is braided whenu, with a fringe on the front side. There is densely woven kiwi feather all over the cloak attached by colour, grouped in waves of brown to white. Along the bottom edge there is green and pink wool stitch. At the top there are two natural coloured ties that are poked through the fabric and knotted, approximately 25cm from either edges.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with knobs at head and large knob at base. Paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Lashings and twisted cord at head and base.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with knobs at head and large knob at base. Paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Lashings at base and head with twisted cord at head.

Complete adze. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is partially ground on front, with bruising, flaked on sides and back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved. "Morven N.Z." written on front.

Broken adze (butt and back of upper blade remaining). Cross-section is oval at butt, more rectangular at blade because of broken front. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced after ridge at shoulder, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "Morven N.Z." written on back.

Complete sinker with very faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval. Surface of blade is ground, becoming more bruised towards butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides and front reduced. Bevel is concaved. Cutting edge is curved to follow the bevel and sharp

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Flaking on proper left side and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Proper left poll has been reduced. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipped mid cutting edge.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining) Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground of front and sides, back is bruised. Poll is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. Grey stone. The surface is flaked and ground on the blade. The surface of the adze is more roughly flaked where the butt is, but otherwise there is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with some chips.

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. Grey stone. The surface is roughly flaked, with a ground surface and precise edges on all four sides of the cutting end. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is mostly flaked but ends in smooth surface at the cutting edge. There is no distinction between the bevel and the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.