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Broken straight fishhook point, upper portion remaining with internal barb.

Complete straight fishhook point. Notched on the external side of base, with internal barb at tip.

Complete straight fishhook point. Notched on the external side of base, with internal barb at distal end.

Complete straight fishhook point. Notched on the external side of base, with broken internal barb at distal end.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Broken one-piece bone fishhook, head and base remaining. Knob at head. Bait notch at base.

Complete curved fishhook point. External notch near base. Perforation at base which has become broken.

Complete fishhook point. Barbed and straight. Curving towards a broad base. Knob at base.

Complete curved fishhook point, curved notch on external side of base.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete shark tooth pendant. Small suspension hole at the centre of the root. Root appears to have been painted red, possibly to resemble sealing wax? Naturally-occurring serrations running along both sides from the gum line to the tip.

Rourou (food bowl). Woven with ten whenu (strands) of harakeke (flax) from the centre outwards in a takitahi pattern. Completed by trimming left over whenu on the interior with outer whenu tucked back into the weave of the bowl. Tied with a small piece of harakeke to secure. Four whenu are woven into a round four ply whiri (plait) used to make a handle. Rourou were frequently constructed as single or limited use items as they were quick and easy to weave.

Paraerae (sandal) woven from harakeke (flax). Two whenu (strands) are overplayed for reinforcement and woven using the takirua (over two, under two) pattern. Braided tapiki (finish) along the heel ends with long harakeke (50mm) added as a cushioning element adhered via looping and threading through wefts. Three ply whiri (braid) woven with muka (flax fiber) is threaded in six loops around the outside of the sandal and a muka cord formed using the miro (rolled) is tied to the side of the sandal.

Complete wooden patu (club). The head has a hole drilled through it, with a split originating from the hole. The handle is formed by a reduction of the head, with minor demarcation for a grip at the end of the handle. There is no ornamentation.

A wooden tube, described as a mouthpiece for blowing up kelp poha. Made of light brown rimu or patete. Both ends cut flush. Surface is smooth and undecorated.

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.

Complete tara (bird spear point). There are notches on both lateral margins at the head. There are nine barbs along one side.

Mostly complete bone bird spear point, small part broken off each end. Three barbs on each side. Bottom barbs have notches on them.

Complete paua shell tiki eye. A perforation hole ahs been drilled through the centre of the shell and there are notches around the exterior edge.

Straight, complete fishhook point with an upper, internal barb that is serrated, serrations below the barb down to the base and serrations from the tip down three quarters of the point after which there are notches to the base.