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Complete mutu kaka (bird snare). Handle is curved with decorative notches running down one side. Butt is carved with a geometric pattern and has two perforations with a vine and muka cord lashed through them. Perch is carved at one end with a human face facing upward, and there is a projection curving upward at the other end, representing the feet of the carved figure. Two perforations on either side of the figure's mouth each with a broken twig through them, lashed with a twisted muka cord. Another diagonal perforation from the figure's nose bridge to the back of the head, with a twisted muka cord passing through it, tied to a thicker plaited muka cord. A stick and a broken block of wood is lashed with a vine to the perch.

Compete adze butt has a trapezoidal cross section, with back narrower than front. Blade has an oval cross-section. Surface of adze is ground, with bruised surface around sides of butt. major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides reduced. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is curved, with small chipping.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Broken bone pendant, distal end remaining. Slightly curved and tapering to a point at the distal end.

Broken bird spear point, midsection remaining. Visible repair near tip. Four barbs, the barb closest to the base is broken.

Complete fishhook point, slightly porous on one side.

Complete wooden adze haft. Slightly curved handle, with a long platform at the top. Uncarved. There is a groove around the short end of the platform, and two wider grooves for lashing at the longer end of the platform. There is an adze ( D41.148) lashed to this haft with a length of processed fibre.

Complete Adze. Mostly trapezoidal cross section, with back narrower than front, and with proper right side a straighter edge than the proper left edge. Surface is ground, except for flaking on blade edges. Undifferentiated , no distinction between butt and blade. Bevel demarcated by a line. The cutting edge comes to a flat edge, very blunt.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section with back narrower than the front Bruised and flaked surface Blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll but no clear differentiation of butt The bevel is demarcated by ridges on its sides and at the chin. The cutting edge has large flake scars on the front and back

Roughout Rectangular cross-section at bevel, irregular trapezoid cross-section at blade with back narrower than the front rough flaked surface, and smooth unworked stone surface on back There is a narrowing and then widening of the sides of the blade towards the poll The stone at the lower back of the adze slopes down to the bottom edge but it ends at a blunt irregular edge rather than a sharp cutting edge. The blade is asymmetrical and unfinished. Sharp irregular ridges form the narrower back side of the blade, widest at bevel, waisted near the top and wide again at the poll

Roughout Asymmetrical cross-section Flaked surface Blade tapers in from the bottom edge towards the poll The piece is so roughly cut that it is unclear which is the front or back. The cutting edge is undefined, irregular and asymmetrical

Complete curved bone pendant. Reduced with suspension hole at the proximal end. Rounded at the distal end.

Complete composite fishhook. Wooden shank carved with double-sided faces at the head, one at the base and one below the point and other geometric shapes throughout. Curved bone point with two internal and two external barbs and two internal notches, lashed to the shank with twisted muka. Two knobs at the head with twisted muka lashings and a plaited cord projecting from the top.

Waka huia made from porokaiwhiri. Dark brown in colour. Shape is an elongated oval and cross section is half-circular. There is a projection on one end of the box carved in a human head figure; the other end has broken off. Lid is flattened on the bottom and has a notched projection on one end, broken off on the other end. The exterior sides of both the lid and box are divided into quadrants with a rauponga (ridge and triangular notch) pattern. The interior sides of both the lid and box are smooth and undecorated.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt has a circular perforation with lines carved below this.

Complete tokotoko. Dark brown wood. Full-length figure carved at the top. Double-sided face carving mid-way down the tokotoko and at the distal end. Large paua shell eye inlays on the middle carving. Rauponga (ridge and notch) pattern throughout. Handle is undecorated except for a plain face carving on the butt.

Waka huia without lid. Mid brown in colour. Lenticular shape. Exterior surface is carved in a geometric pattern including koru and rauru (double spirals). There is an human head projecting at each end for suspension.

Complete tatā (canoe bailer). Dark brown wood. Handle is straight and projects over the scoop, with a face carving and perforation at the butt. Proximal end of the bailer has a koruru figure with paua eyes in the centre and two manaia on either side. A koru pattern radiates around both sides of the rim. Scoop is elongated, tapering toward the pouring edge, which has two large chips. A large crack runs from the pouring edge to the midpoint. The interior and exterior surfaces of the scoop are smooth and undecorated.

Complete waka huia made from totara. Dark brown in colour. Shape is lenticular; round in cross section. There is a human head figure at each end for suspension, one of which has broken off below the eyes. The exteriors of both the box and lid are carved with a rauru (double spiral) at the centre and diagonal rauponga (ridges and triangular notches) running from the centre line to the edge. The interior sides of both are smooth and undecorated.

Complete waka huia made of totara. Dark brown and dark red in colour. Lenticular shape. On each end of the box, there are female figures with their bodies in high relief on box and heads forming suspension knobs. Faces have red wax eyes. The exterior sides of both the lid and the box are carved with a rauponga (ridge and triangular notch) and rauru (double spiral) pattern. There is a rauru in the centre of the lid and two rauru on the bottom of the box. The lid is flat on the bottom and rounded on the top and fits into box with a tongue and groove at each end.