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Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of bevel and cutting edge is ground, rest of adze surface is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge sharp and curved.

Complete roughout Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Too rough to tell. Bevel not present, cutting edge unfinished.

Spatulate in shape, tapering to narrow neck - slight shoulders - which then expands to proximal end which is convex. Perforated - off centre. Drilled at an angle - probably from both sides, hole relatively straight. Small, shallow groove above perforation on each side. Small flaw in bone above perforation on one side and down length of blade on other side - latter filled in with yellow substance. Complete patu paraoa with drilled perforation on butt. Butt is curved with no present carving. Deep vertical groove is present at the very top of butt. Surface appears smooth with subtle cracking running vertically down the patu. Underside has some yellow adhesive material running vertically down blade, possibly to fill in a deep crack.

Complete flax kete with plaited handle. Woven in a twilled over-one, under-one pattern with unscraped flax. Natural mid-yellow colour with some mid-red and mid-brown in handle. Internal base commencement; cast off with internal horizontal plait. Top edge serrated in large triangular shape. Patterned at the base with three horizontal double rows of holes, created by changing the direction of individual flax strands.

Dark wooden tewhatewha. Two perforations on the blade. Chips broken off of proximal end. Handle broadens about halfway down. Tapers at the base, with a gold metal hooped nail at the end.

Wooden adze haft. Handle is round in cross section. Platform on the distal end, at an angle from the handle. Notch at the end for lashing. Twisted fibre lashings on the handle and part of the platform.

Complete bone pendant with suspension hole at proximal end and slightly curved to a point at the distal end.

Broken needle, tip remaining.

Broken needle, tip remaining. Bone is burned.

Complete hue (gourd container or calabash). Dark brown in colour. Large, with a bulbous base (slightly flattened on the bottom) and a narrow neck. Stem attached at the top of the neck. Large circular perforation on one side of the neck. Several cracks throughout the surface.

Complete hue (gourd container or calabash). Exterior surface is mid brown and covered in a black substance. Large bulbous base, undulating around the perimeter. Short, squat neck with vine stump at the top. Round perforation at the base of the neck.

Broken adze. Upper blade and butt remaining. Cross section is oval. Surface is ground. Flaked at poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by lines that come to a point mid blade. Bevel appears to be concave. Cutting edge not present.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical (triangular, with apex to proper left side) Surface is ground along back, but flaked on other surfaces. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front slightly reduced. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge heavily chipped and straight.

Broken adze, upper blade and butt remaining. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is ground, except on broken edges. Flaked at poll. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Front and sides reduced. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back and proper left. Proper right is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken adze. Blade only Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, with flaking at sides. Ground at bevel. Butt not present Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipped on proper left side.

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt oval. Surface is ground, becoming more bruised towards butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll, and back reduced - sloping upwards towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large chip on proper left side of cutting edge, removing portion of cutting edge and front blade.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and lower blade. Flaked on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Front slopes down towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, chipped on proper left and proper right.

Broken adze (part of butt missing) Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, with bruising on sides and front of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll. Proper left of butt has large section broken off. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Cast of a whale tooth pendant. Curved forward and tapering to a point at the distal end. Proximal end is flat with a notched half-circular projection at the front. One complete and one broken suspension hole, both drilled from each side from the proximal edge to the back. Serrations running down both side edges from the proximal end to the distal end.