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Kekeno (fur seal) ulna. Parallel cuts are evident along the length of the bone. The distal end is worn.

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

Complete patu paraoa with cut out perforation on the handle. Butt is triangular in shape and has carved (reke) out horizontal grooves. Underside of blade has cracks running along the surface of the blade on an angle. Minor chips and scratching are also present over the blade surface. The opposite side of blade has bruising/porous like markings over the surface, and a crack running from blade side edge down to mid-point of blade at the bottom portion. Small chips present around the blades point edge too.

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

Broken whalebone pendant, proximal end remaining. Curved with drilled suspension hole. V-shaped with two knobs at proximal end.

Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end missing tip of point, epiphysis remaining on proximal end.

Cut length of seal bone, epiphysis on one end.

Whalebone kotiate/club. Fairly short handle and kotiate has good balance. Proximal end of handle has manaia head design turned sideways. Red sealing wax - eyes are a browny/orange colour. Just below the eye is a fairly straight drilled hole with white string tied through it. One small rounded hole on each side of lobe which are not cut out.

Complete patu paraoa with drilled perforation on butt. Butt portion appears curved in shape and has carved (reke) rounded grooves. Surface of blade has cracks running vertically down the blade, with cuts and scratching visible. Most if not all of the cut markings are running horizontally or on an angle.

Fragment of patu paraoa, butt and part of handle remaining. Ornamental grooves on top of butt. Drilled perforation on handle. Indentation on one edge and two on one side. Some reduction above perforation on one side.

Complete patu paraoa. The handle has a circular perforation with wood inserted, below this is a circular perforation in the butt.

Complete patu paraoa. Shallow ornamental grooves and perforation at butt. Chip on the proximal end of the butt. There are two natural grooves/perforations running the length of the blade.

Complete wahaika paraoa. A profile human figure joins the blade to the handle, with its legs extending across the handle. The face extends out into the recessed side of the blade. Another figure extends from the poll, with tongue extended and two hands coming to hold a stylised body. Both figures are adorned with pākati (notches) along the eyes, mouth, torso, arms and legs. Both figures have paua inserts in the eyes. There is a perforation at the poll. The convex distal edge of the blade is lightly notched from use.

Complete Patu in very good condition, it is slightly discoloured in some parts. The Patu is long and flat. The Hole at the bottom of the butt has been drilled in from both sides.

Broken curved fishhook point, chipped at tip and base.

Complete patu paraoa. Wide, curved, knob at the proximal end, two grooves on either side, and one central groove at the very proximal end. There is a perforation through the handle.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining. Manufactured from dog jaw, and hollow.

Complete kotiate paraoa. It has a 'D' shaped chipped out perforation at the head with a leather tau. It has whakairo on the butt in the shape of a head. It is in good condition with no usewear.

Complete whalebone comb with eight thick teeth. The comb has a rounded top, with a carved perforated design appearing on one edge of the frame.

Whalebone handle of a patiti with no axehead. Surface is ground smooth, with polishing marks evident. Cross section is roughly rectangular. Handle flares out at the butt, with a rounded proximal edge. The distal end is tapered and flattened.