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Kekeno (fur seal) radius bone. The distal end is missing 35.6mm of one side.

Cut length of bone, epiphysis on one end.

One piece fishhook fragment, shank and base remain. Missing point, tip, head and knob.

Complete seal femur. No damage evident.

Complete patu paraoa. Perforations and some ornamental grooves on butt. Small pieces of blade have broken off.

Piece of worked bone. One side has an incised anthropomorphic figure incised on it, with drilled eyes. Proximal edges outlines the head and body of the figure. Other side has a small half-circular shape in one corner. Side edges are flattened. Distal end has sawing marks in an upside down V-shape and is broken off in the centre. Surface has been ground smooth.

Bone pendant, broken at distal end with a knob at proximal end.

Complete straight fishhook point. Single notch on external side of base. Large internal barb.

Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining.

Broken curved fishhook point, tip remaining. Internal barb.

Broken fishhook point, lower remaining. Notches on external side of base.

Mostly complete straight fishhook point. Weather. Barb broken off.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb and external serrations at base.

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Notches on external side of base.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining.

Complete straight fishhook point. Single notch at the side of base, serrated rest of side. Internal barb.

Complete flute. There are four perforations, three along the top, and one at the end. Groups of diagonal striations wrap around the flute. There is a crack that runs through the perforations, and others along the length of the flute.

Broken wooden scoop, midsection remaining, broken at proximal and distal end. There is a fragment missing from the bottom of the scoop, near the handle.

Piece of worked wood, broken at each end. Roughly rectangular in shape and in cross-section. Surface is worked smooth and sawn flat on two sides, cracked with a large natural knot on one side. Two complete perforations and three broken perforations run lengthwise along the piece.