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Possibly the toe end of a sandal woven from harakeke (flax). Two whenu (strands) are overlaid for reinforcement using the takitahi (over one, under one method), the strands used and method are similar to fragment 'B'.

Kete containing five kahawai lures. Kete is in the style of an envelope with a V-shaped fold-over flap. Made of unscraped flax in a pattern created by changing direction of basic over two, under two plait. Made as a tube, cast off along upper edge, opening and flap, by folding over and through other strands. Final bringing together of sides along base. Twisted muka cord attached to corners and at centre of flap. All five kahawai lures: Curved wooden shank with shell inlay. Curved bone point with internal barb attached with muka at the base and with a cord at the head. B and F have some organic material, possibly part of a feather quill also lashed at the base. C, D, and E have metal wire lashed at the base in addition to the muka lashings.

Wine jug (oinochoe). A boy is depicted playing a lyre to a woman while a satyr, a mythical creature, moves off to the right. There are traces of white paint on the woman. Women are conventionally portrayed as having white skin on Greek vases.

Complete barracouta lure, no lashing remaining. Wooden shank with nail forming the point. Nail is curved and rusted, coming to a sharp point. The shank is complete, with a lashing groove at the head.

Complete korowai (cloak with twisted tags). The kaupapa (main body) is flax with twisted whenu (strands) tags added across the surface. The side borders are ornamented with paru-dyed flax and edged with feathers. The weft strands of the side borders are alternating blocks of red and green wool, and blocks of natural fibre. The bottom of the side panels have degraded and much of the dyed flax has been lost. The bottom edge of the kaupapa is ornamented by a tasselled woollen edging alternating dark purple, brown, yellow and cream. Woven into the base of the kaupapa are five whenu (strands) of wool, alternating red and dark purple, finishing with a whiri (plait) of red and green woven together. The top edge is ornamented with whenu of both wool and flax and a flax tasselling. At the top corners additional coloured wool tags have been added, along with longer flax tags for securing the garment.

One-handled jug (squat lekythos). This has a simple decoration of impressed lines and semi-circles in a petal pattern. 450-400 BC