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Broken fishhook tab. Top, bottom and external side are shaped and smoothed. Circular drill marks along broken edge.

Fishhook tab, one-piece fishhook piece in process of manufacture. There is a large perforation in the centre of the tab.

Cut length of worked moa bone.

Broken tab. Lower and external sides are smoothed. There are circular drill marks along the broken edge.

Smoothed at one end, and partially on the sides, broken at the opposite end.

Worked piece of moa bone. Groove on the surface at one end.

Fragment of worked bone, smoothed on one end.

Complete flute. There are four perforations, three along the top of the flute, and one at the end on the side. The entire surface is decorated with striations that wrap around the flute going in both directions that create a crosshatched pattern.

Complete bone pendant in the shape of a fishhook shank. Two knobs at head and slightly curved toward base. Internal bone structure is visible throughout.

Back slightly concave. Sides of blade straight. Proximal (blade) edge rounded and damaged. Shoulders slight. Flattened in cross section. Butt - flattened with left side rounded projection and right side squared projection. Cortex of bone on back. complete, everything in place, no Tau.This Patu is in a relatively good condition, it is although, a bit weathered. The underside is covered with holes due to the natural structure of the bone. There is no hole for the Tau. The top of the blade is slightly chipped.

Partially complete patu paraoa. One side of the butt and small part of an edge of the blade have broken off. Knob on remaining side of butt and then slightly reduced at the handle. Deep centre groove on one side, just below the handle.

Complete patu paraoa (whale bone club). The handle is demarcated by a curved reduction of the blade. There is two curved ornamental reke (grooves) on the grip. A suspension hole is drilled in the handle, with flaking originating at the hole, reducing the back of the handle. There are surface fissures down the extent of the blade.

Broken fragment of a patu paraoa, part of blade remaining.

Whalebone pendant with broken suspension hole at the proximal end. Slightly reduced and flattened at the distal end. Circular cross section.

This Patu is fragmented, it is just a little part of the handle. At the bottom appear to have Reke markings. This fragment is very weathered.

Piece of worked moa bone, possibly the head of a comb. Rounded at the proximal end and broken at the distal end. Surface is smooth with polishing marks evident. Cross section is concave.

Complete patu paraoa. Knob at the butt, coming to a dull point. Two large bilateral notches and projections where the blade meets the handle. Small incised marks on the inside of the notches.

Carving of human head made from bone. The back of the carving is concave with two projections at the proximal end either side. Both projections have been perforated - drilled at an angles and subsequently broken. There is a visible repair where previously broken longitudinally ON the proper left side and glued together. There is a centre ridge on the front face from forehead to the raised, squared mouth. The eyes are raised and squared. There are two perforations either side above the mouth, possibly representing nostrils. The chin sits in a deep groove along the bottom edge. There is a horn like projection on the upper proper right side, proper left side broken.

Complete patu paraoa. Previously broken on the blade and glued back together. Four decorative grooves on each side of the butt. Perforation on butt. Sticker residue on one side of blade.

Partially manufactured fishhook with drill work at centre.