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Light green pounamu/nephrite hei tiki, inanga variety. Pointed head which is turned to left. Scarf evident on rear of head with one attempted perforation and another successfully drilled adjacent through centre of forehead. Pointed tongue sits over centre of lower lip. Sealing wax fills both eyes. Head large in relation to body. Breasts evident with elbows highlighted and hands in light relief sitting on thighs. Joined at legs.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green tangiwai variety. Surface is ground. Cross section is square. Straight suspension hole at the proximal end. Proximal and distal edges are squared off.

Bone pendant or bird spear point. Six barbs. Notches and a perforation at base.

Complete whale ivory pendant. Curved with suspension hole and small notch at proximal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and mid-green. Surface is ground. Rectangular shape with rounded edges. Perforated in the centre from two sides.

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.

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.

Small teka (footrest) from a kō (digging stick). Mid-brown wood. Surface is smooth, with chisel marks visible. One side is sawn flat and there is a perforation in the centre for lashing to the kō. The step platform is slightly curved upward and has decorative notches on the two side edges.

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.