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Rākau o te riri
Mostly complete patu paraoa, broken at the butt and heavily weathered on the blade edges and back side. Front surface is smooth. Butt is broken with a projection remaining on one side, possibly the remains of a broken perforation. Pronounced shoulders where the handle meets the blade. Decorative ridges and grooves at the proximal end of the blade. There is a projection on the proper right side with a small perforation drilled from both sides; left side also appears to have had a similar projection which has broken off.
Taoka Māori
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.
Broken awl, broken at the distal end.
Mostly complete bone awl. Broken at the proximal and distal ends.
Mostly complete bone awl. Broken at the proximal end. There is a cracked and skewed area where the point emerges from the shaft.
Broken awl, tip remaining. Blunted.
Broken awl, tip remaining.
Broken awl. Rough around the point.
Pacific
Seal tooth, root and small part of tooth tip remaining. Surface is weathered.
Mostly complete bone point, end of tip broken off.
Bone point, distal end is sharp.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. There are cracks.
Broken bone point, one pointed end remaining.
Complete bone point. Proximal end is rounded.
Complete bone point. Proximal end is maybe broken.
Broken bone point, tip remaining.
