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Complete seal tooth and root.

Complete fern root patu rakau. The handle is demarcated by a line and a reduction of the blade. The blade is worn at the tip, with surface cracks across the whole patu.

Complete bone pendant. Suspension hole at proximal end. Split along mid-shaft to distal tip.

Complete pendant made from an ivory tooth. Slightly curved with suspension hole at proximal end. Reduced and grooved on one side.

Complete hoe (waka paddle). Dark brown wood. Surface is worked smooth. Blade is roughly lenticular in cross section, with a flatter back than front. Relatively narrow blade, tapering to a point at the distal end. Perforation where the blade meets the handle. Handle is round in cross section. Large knob on the lower section of the handle, possibly from a natural knot in the wood. Another knob at the butt of the handle.

Complete wahaika paraoa. Large perforation through handle, with a widened knob at the proximal end. Cracks in surface of one side.

Complete wooden pūtōrino. Bound at each end with harakeke strands; discolouration on the surface appears to indicate that there once were additional binding sites. Single mouth perforation on one side with rudimentary eyes carved onto surface and very two shallow koru radiating from centre below mouth. An unevenly set cross-shaped mark sits on top face above eyes. Surface has been varnished in the past but now worn. Two cracks running longitudinally on both sides with tape residue running along one.

Complete wooden pūtōrino. Bound with strands of harakeke at each end and at four places on the body. Tapered at the distal end, with a knobbed mouthpiece at the proximal end. Perforation at the centre on one side. Surface has been painted mid-brown. Two cracks running longitudinally on each side.

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp, no eye at the proximal end.

Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two barbs remaining. Notches along one side and at the base.

Broken bird spear point, base remaining. Three barbs remaining, serrations on barbs.

Broken bird spear point, all but small fragment of base remaining. Bird spear point has three barbs, both sides of the bird spear point are serrated. Bird spear point has a slight curve to it.

Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. Two full barbs remaining, one partial barb, and one missing barb. Both sides of the bird spear point are serrated.

Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Single barb. Notches along sides.

Broken bird spear point. Bird spear point has two barbs remaining, upper barb is chipped.

Complete bird spear point, previously broken in three places, now fixed. Four barbs, two missing fragments, and one very small barb.

Small bone bird spear point, made from bird bone. Long pointed shaft. Concave in cross section. Six barbs near point. Upper four barbs are broken off, bottom two remain intact.

Broken bird spear point, all but upper tip remaining. This bird spear point has four barbs. Below the barbs there is a notch.

Small bone bird spear point, made from bird bone. Pointed shaft. Concave in cross section. Six barbs along shaft.

Long bone bird spear point, made from bird bone. Pointed shaft with a series of notches on one side. Concave in cross section. Five barbs near point.