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Contemporary wooden koauau made from maire. Three holes on top with flush bevelled ends. Underside has innovative flattened plane for placement on flat surfaces.

Complete patu onewa, with no tau. Drill perforation present. Butt has ornamental grooves across the top and blade has a chip on both edges. There is minor scratching on the blade.

Complete hei tiki. Dark green nephrite/kawakawa pounamu/South Westland. Small, made with metal tools. Head rests on right shoulder. Heart- shaped mouth; no eyebrows; nose indicated. Hour glass perforation in centre forehead. Right hand with three fingers and thumb rests on stomach. Left hand with three fingers rests on thigh. Pierced between upper arms/body and between legs/abdomen both sides. Base rounded with notch at point where feet meet. 3 toes indicated each foot.

Complete pendant. Takiwai pounamu. Straight with flattened oval cross section. Surface is ground and polished. Parallel sided with rounded distal end. Proximal end rounded and perforated - wide uneven sided hole.

Wooden koauau. Cylindrical in shape with three holes on top which feature uncarved circular surface around each. Raised shoulder notch on rear side with small hole filled with unknown material. Design based on horizontal bands extending almost full length of koauau. Design based on three ridges (patapata) with two grooves (haehae) and notched ridge chevrons (pakati).

Complete adze. Stone. Stone is grey, patches of front and back stained red. Cross-section is oval. Surface of bevel is ground, all other surfaces are bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Residue of white sticker on front. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved. Unprov. written on proper right side of butt.

Mostly complete pounamu pendant, tip of distal end broken off. Light green in colour. Suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled from both sides. Wavy edges at the centre, tapering and curved to the distal end.

Complete punga. The cross-section is irregular, sides smoothed and rounded. There is a large , off-centre perforation.

Broken cast of a patu, blade remaining. Painted dark brown. Cross section is rectangular with rounded edges on the blade and rounded at the handle. Geometric carvings and spirals cover blade; remaining portion of the handle is undecorated.

Cast of a patu onewa. Painted dark grey. Slightly tapered toward the butt, with a perforation that was drilled from both sides. No shoulders where the handle meets the blade. Blade is relatively narrow.

Broken patu onewa, most of blade and handle remaining. Drill mark in an hourglass shape at the butt, where there was once a perforation. Broken on one side and on blade edge.

Complete patu onewa. Ornamental grooves and drilled perforation on butt. Some chipping on edges of blade.

Broken curved fishhook point, in two pieces. Notches on the external side of base, with a downward barb just above the notches. There is a small internal barb opposite. There is a broken internal barb halfway. Distal tip is chipped.

Very large composite fishhook without a point. Wooden shank is curved with geometric carvings and two human faces near the head. Along the base, there are shark and fish, one being chased by a bird and others following a fishing lure pulled by figures in a boat. Twisted muka lashings at the point end and at the head, with a very thick plaited cord attached.

Wooden maul or ta. Burnt across full length of handle through to shoulder. Handle tapers gently from shoulder to rounded proximal end. Pieces broken off handle on two sides.

Complete one-piece fishhook point, manufactured from an iron nail. Nail head present at shank.

Wooden pōito (net float). Crescent-shaped. Painted black on the top and bottom and red along one side edge. Muka cord lashed to a perforation at the proximal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green in colour. Heart-shaped, modern design with a metal ring through the suspension hole, which has been drilled from both sides. Reduced at the centre of the proximal end.

Complete koropepe pendant, carved on both sides. Kawakawa variety of pounamu, mid-green in colour. Surface is ground. Body is curved in a spiral, with a perforation at the centre. Face at the proximal end, with a mouth indicated by a notch and eyes filled with red sealing wax. Suspension hole at the back of the head, drilled from both sides.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt has a circular perforation with lines carved below this. The patu has a portion missing from the butt and side of blade.