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Complete bone pendant. Suspension hole at one end and slightly curved to a point at the other end.

Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a point, epiphysis remaining on proximal end.

Mostly complete comb made from a split bone, two of four teeth are broken at the distal end. Remaining teeth come to a point. Head is squared off with sawing mark visible on proximal edge.

Complete curved fishhook point, with serrations from tip to point.

Unfinished fishhook point, barb at tip with some shallow notches on external side of base. Below notches there is a length of unworked bone.

Tooth pendant with broken suspension hole at the root. Flattened distal end.

Piece of whale baleen found housed in a kete pingao. Appears unworked with natural delamination.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete straight fishhook point, with external notches and an external barb at the tip, and external notches at the base.

Broken bone pendant, distal end remaining. Curved and coming to a point.

Complete one-piece fishhook. The shank has an upper, internal notch and the head has external notches.

Broken shank, upper remaining. Single notch on upper external side, with serrations before the break at lower end.

Complete curved shank. Notch on external upper end, with shallow serrations becoming notches towards base. Made from an animal tooth, section along internal curve showing hollowness.

Complete curved shank, single notch on upper external side, with two notches on the lower external side.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and a perforation at the base. It has a lower, external notch and a second external notch just slightly higher. Above the higher notch the point is serrated to the tip.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, external notches. The internal side is serrated from the barb to the tip and the external side is serrated from the notches to the tip.

Broken needle. Distal end is sharp. Proximal end broken at eye.

Broken straight fishhook point with the point remaining. The internal side is partially serrated and it has a middle, internal barb.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt has a circular perforation with lines carved below this.

Complete straight fishhook point, with an internal barb at the tip. There are two external barbs, with external serrations running from the tip to the base. There is a large external notch at the base.