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Complete kahawai lure. Curved wooden shank with notches at head. Shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Muka lashings at head and base.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Muka lashings at base and head.

Complete kahawai lure. Curved wooden shank with knob at base for lashings. Iridescent paua shell inlay. Muka lashings at head and base. Twisted muka cord attached at head. Straight bone point with very prominent internal barb.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Muka lashings at head and base with twisted cord bundle at head.

Complete two-piece fish hook, with wooden shaft and bone point. Point is straight and barbed. Point is lashed with muka at base. Shaft is cylindrical in shape, with curved base and knob at head.

Unidentified curved fishhook fragment. Could potentially belong to one-piece or fishhook point.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with knobs at head and large knob at base. Paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Lashings and twisted cord at head and base.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with knobs at head and large knob at base. Paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Lashings at base and head with twisted cord at head.

Complete bone pendant. Slightly curved and coming to a point at the distal end. One side of the distal end is reduced and has an incised mark. Proximal end is rounded with a notch on one side and a suspension hole drilled from both sides.

Broken bone point.

Complete barbed fishhook point. Slightly curved with notches at base.

Complete curved fishhook point. Serrations at base.

Complete curved fishhook point. Base is slightly reduced with notches.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Tattoo needle, needle tip broken off. Visible repair where previously broken.

Unfinished flute. This flute is finished at both ends, but has no perforations.

Mostly complete bird spear point, small part broken off of each end. Four barbs.

Bone bird spear point, small part missing from tip. Four barbs.

Complete bird spear point. Has eight barbs. Has dirt on one side with a red stain.

Perforated bone toggle.