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Complete kahu huruhuru with black, white and reddish fowl feathers. Feathers are in roughly parallel, but not completely straight, lines. There is some grey wool in the weaving. There is a small tear along the bottom edge. The side is edged with red wool, the left with undyed wool. Manufactured using whatu aho rua technique (two-pair weft-twining). The upper edge is a thick braid.

Complete kahu huruhuru, with peacock, chicken and turkey feathers. There are peacock feathers in a square in centre of the cloak, with wool borders approximately 8cm wide of blue, red and black. Along the top there are four ties using the same wool. One pair of ties are short, and set back from the edge by approximately 10cm, there is a longer pair of ties at each corner. Manufactured using a whatu aho patihi technique (single pair twining). The 1first whenu are made with two threads; one blue wool and one undyed flax.

Cast of patu onewa. Sides reduced where blade meets handle, forming a shoulder.

Cast of a chevroned whale tooth pendant. Curved forward at the distal end, terminating in a stylized facial feature and three small perforations. Broken curved projections run down each side edge. A serration ridge runs down the centre front. Proximal end is rounded and notched with two suspension holes at the centre.

Complete kahawai lure. Curved wooden shank with notches at head and base for lashings. White iridescent shell inlay. Muka lashings at head and base. Twisted cord attached at head. Straight iron point with internal barb.

Vessel decorated with snake

Plaster cast of a rounded slate knife or pendant. Cast has been broken in two pieces and glued back together. Perforated in the centre of the proximal end, with a curved koru carving on either side of the perforation.

Broken cast of patu, handle to lower blade remaining. Butt of handle is ornately decorated and carved. There are further carving on the blade. There is one visible repair where previously broken and re-plastered, as well as two breaks that have not been repaired, and at the broken edge there is a visible wire that runs the length of the patu internally, keeping the broken pieces together.

Cast of a whale tooth pendant. Two spiral eyes are etched at the proximal end, with a broken out suspension hole. Curved toward the front at the distal end, which is broken off. Broken along both side edges.

Plaster cast of a koruru or tekoteko figure, from the gable of a wharenui. Painted black. Head carved at the distal end with ruru/owl shaped eyes with nose, lips, and a tongue cut off horizontally at the distal edge. Proximal portion is made of a rectangular slab of wood with a perforated geometric carving projecting from the front. Two perforations at the proximal end with a piece of twisted wire tied through it. Back is undecorated with chisel marks evident.