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Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs at head.

Broken shank, most of shank remaining, top of head broken off, but internal knob remains. Broken at base. Bone is burnt.

Broken, straight fishhook point fragment. Mostly complete, small fragment from base not present. Upper tip not present.

Partially manufactured fishhook, with perforation at one end and worked edges.

Complete tokotoko. Dark brown wood. Carved with two full-length figures on one side. Rauponga and kirikiore patterns. Paua shell inlays throughout, attached using red sealing wax (one missing). Metal band and a metal cap at the distal end. Handle is undecorated except for two curved lines on either side.

Broken straight fishhook point, tip not present.

Complete curved fishhook point. Small. External notches on side of base, Internal barb.

Complete one piece red-stained bone hei matau with grooved and perforated end for suspension

Broken curved fishhook fragment, base remaining. Notches on external side of base.

Fishhook tab. Partially manufactured fishhook point.

Complete kekeno (fur seal) scapula. Three broken notches are evident on the edge of the bone.

Broken patu paraoa, broken at the butt and at the blade edge. Surface is heavily worn. Tapered toward the handle.

Complete kahu huruhuru, with tui, weka and pigeon feathers. Manufactured using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining) technique with flax. There is a black strand along the left and right edges. The cloak has horizontal bands of alternating triangles, the lower five alternate between black and white triangles, with occasional triangles in green. The sixth band from the bottom is alternating green and white triangles, with the uppermost band once again alternating black and white. There is a band around the upper edge that has lost many of its feathers. There were two sets of ties along the upper edge, but they have been lost.

Piece of worked bone. One side has an incised anthropomorphic figure incised on it, with drilled eyes. Proximal edges outlines the head and body of the figure. Other side has a small half-circular shape in one corner. Side edges are flattened. Distal end has sawing marks in an upside down V-shape and is broken off in the centre. Surface has been ground smooth.

Bone pendant, broken at distal end with a knob at proximal end.

Complete straight fishhook point. Single notch on external side of base. Large internal barb.

Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining.

Broken curved fishhook point, tip remaining. Internal barb.

Broken fishhook point, lower remaining. Notches on external side of base.

Mostly complete straight fishhook point. Weather. Barb broken off.