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Broken, unfinished putatara. The apex of the spire has been broken off, but there are no perforations to attach a mouthpiece, and the interior spire is intact. The majority of the body is broken off. There are no obvious signs of working.

Complete putatara, with conch shell body and wooden mouthpiece intact. The wooden mouthpiece is carved, two ridges down either side, with curved ridges linking them around the front, creating a mouthpiece that looks phallic in shape. There are two circular paua inlay on the front and back. One inlay appears to be adhered with red wax. The mouthpiece is attached to the shell with fibre and wax. There is a perforation through the outer lip of the aperture that has a length of fibre twine through it. On the outer whorl of the body there is a large repair. An oval piece of wood has been fixed to a hole in the wood with four lengths of fibre twine that has been waxed to fill in any gaps. At the distal end of the aperture there is a perforation.

Incomplete putatara. There are three perforations at the apex of the spire where the mouthpiece would have been attached. There is a perforation and a partial perforation at the proximal end of the outer lip, with a fragment missing along the edge of the lip.

Broken putatara. Weather bleached conch shell trumpet, with fragments missing from rear section of lip and at proximal end. There are three perforations apex end of the spire, where a wooden mouthpiece would have been attached. There is a large fragment missing from the body. There is a perforation on the outer lip. Along the outer lip, towards the distal end there is a chip, followed by a crack. There is a partial perforation at the anterior canal.