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Tooth pendant, broken at the suspension hole.

Broken shank, fragment of head remaining, knobs.

Complete curved bone pendant with suspension hole.

Complete, curved fishhook point with notches all along the exterior side of the point.

Complete bird spear point. Glue is present on the back of the spear point. There are two barbs, with serrations between. Towards the lower end of the spear point there are two notches, one on either side. There are also serrations on the unbarbed side of the bird spear point.

Broken bone pendant, curved lower portion remaining.

Complete bone point. Distal end sharpened to a point.

Broken straight fishhook point, with base and tip missing. Cut marks present across shaft, and 5 perforations along one edge.

Complete curved harpoon head. The base is curved and pointed. There is a single barb, with a slight chip at the end. There is a large drilled perforation near the barb. The tip is pointed.

Broken bird spear point, upper remaining. Both ends of the spear point appear to be broken. There are cracks on the surface of the spear point and the top layer of bone has worn off at the end near the tip. The spear point is slightly curved. There are three barbs remaining, one missing at the lower end of the spear point.

Broken moa bone fishhook, missing a fragment of the head. The head has an external knob remaining. The bend is flattened at the base, with a residue on the back of the bend. A suspension hole has been drilled in the head. The tip is blunt.

Unfinished toggle.

Shank fragment, with external knob at the head.

Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a point, chipped at proximal end.

Broken and unfinished toggle. One end has been cut but not smoothed, while the other end is heavily chipped. There is a partially drilled perforation. There are two longitudinal cracks. One crack is still partially together, holding the toggle together. Very fragile.

Complete tatā (canoe bailer). Dark brown wood. Handle is straight and projects over the scoop, with a face carving and perforation at the butt. Proximal end of the bailer has a koruru figure with paua eyes in the centre and two manaia on either side. A koru pattern radiates around both sides of the rim. Scoop is elongated, tapering toward the pouring edge, which has two large chips. A large crack runs from the pouring edge to the midpoint. The interior and exterior surfaces of the scoop are smooth and undecorated.

Complete pendant made from a whale tooth. Knob, notches, and suspension hole at the end of the root. Some reduction on tooth end. Slightly curved to a dull point.

complete straight fishhook, two notches at lower end, reduction on front of base, one barb near point.

Middle piece of tab

Middle piece of tab