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Complete curved fishhook point. Large base with perforation and knob.

Complete taiaha. Wooden surface is smooth and polished. Human faces carved at the proximal end on both sides. Protruding tongue carved with rauru (spiral and notch) pattern. Eyes are slanted and convex hallows, with a paua shell inlay intact in one. Handle and blade are relatively narrow, slightly flared and rounded at the base.

Complete tewhatewha. Surface is worked smooth with cutting marks evident on the blade. Perforation at the base of the blade, with a piece of twisted fibre through it, knotted at both ends. Face carving about halfway down the handle on both sides. Remnants of wax in eye sockets. Tapered at the base.

Complete tewhatewha. Chicken feathers are attached to the rapa (head). No other whakairo present. The opposite end tapers to a mata (point).

Complete taiaha. Proximal end carved with human face on each side. Paua shell inlay remaining in one eye. Protruding tongue has a rauru (double spiral with notches) pattern. Relatively narrow blade.

Complete, curved fishhook point. It has upper, internal serrations to the tip and exterior serrations from the tip down until just before the base. There is a perforation at the base although the base is split up towards the tip and is partially hollow.

Fishhook fragment, tip of point missing. Knobs at head of shank. Small perforation on external side of base.

Animal tusk pendant. Complete but surface is worn.

Complete ivory pendant. Suspension hole at the distal end. Groove along interior curve.

Broken bone pendant, upper portion remaining. Straight with suspension hole at proximal end. Some pink discoloration on the surface.

Small ring of dentalium shell, worn as a necklace bead. Three grooves around the sides.

Broken seal tooth, root and small part of tip remaining. Split and worn at the distal end, with pulp exposed.

Fishhook point tab.

Broken curved fishhook, lower remaining. Large base.

Complete straight fishhook point. Very end of tip broken. Internal barb and internal serrations.

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

Unidentified straight fishhook fragment, with notches at one end.

Flat piece of bone.

Broken curved fishhook point, midsection remaining.

Complete seal tooth