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Complete iron adze or axe head. Cross-section is rectangular. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. The sides reduce from the cutting edge to the poll end.

Complete iron adze or axe head. Cross-section is rectangular. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. The sides reduce from the cutting edge to the poll end.

Complete copper adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Cutting edge is straight and sharp with a slight bevel. There is a bend in the adze about halfway. There is a horizontal groove in the surface of the back of the adze towards the proximal end of the adze.

A finely woven variation of a konae, a two cornered bag made with an even number of whenu (strands) from a folded square base. Woven with natural harakeke in a takirua (over two, under two) pattern. Remains of a braided tapiki (finish) that has been used internally can be visualised. A muka cord has then been attached to this kete to create a pouch drawstring

Part of a Paraerae 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 'F'.

Part of a Paraerae sandal woven from harakeke (flax). Two whenu (strands) are overlaid for reinforcement and woven using a takirua (over two, under two) pattern. This fragment uses smaller whenu (strands) and has a different method of tapiki (finish) to the other fragments and is likely to be from a different paraerae.

Part of a Paraerae sandal woven from harakeke (flax). Two whenu (strands) are overlaid for reinforcement and woven using the takitahi (over one, under one method). This piece shows a tapiki (finish) along the heel end with a trimmed harakeke cushioning element adhered with a looping technique, however due to the width and thickness of the whenu (strands) used in the weaving, it is unlikely to have originally been a part of the other fragments.

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'.

Complete string of 12 glass trade beads. They are of varying size, but all small. They are strung on a straight piece of muka, tied at both ends.

Plaster cast of broken minnow shank with the head remaining. The cross section is triangular. It has a perforation through the peak of the head and one notch on either side of the head, in line with the perforation. It is coloured red.

Complete black minnow lure with triangular cross-section. Perforation at head. Flattened base for lashing, with notches on opposite side.

Dagger with the inscription lā fatā illā ʿAlī lā sayf illā Dhū’l-Faqār - "there is no Hero but Ali, and there is no sword but the Zulfiqar"

Complete mere pounamu. Dark green and silver takiwai variety with high translucency and chatoyant bands. Spatulate in shape. Distal edge of blade is straight and sharp with rounded side edges. Bilateral reduction where the blade meets the handle, flaring out again at the proximal end. Four ornamental grooves on both sides of butt with perforation in the centre, which interrupts the grooves. Perforation hole is straight sided and threaded with a leather thong.

Set of four pendants strung together via suspension holes with a piece of black ribbon. One is a pounamu pendant, mid-green in colour, high translucency, square in cross-section, and squared off at each end. The other three are mako shark teeth pendants. One has purple sealing wax at the root, and the other two have red sealing wax.

Complete kahu kiwi. The whole garment is woven in whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). On each edge there are three black dye whenu, the last whenu along the very edges is made with 2 strands, one black one natural twisted together, this extends out the top edge as a tie. The kurupatu (collar) is braided whenu, with a fringe on the front side. There is densely woven kiwi feather all over the cloak attached by colour, grouped in waves of brown to white. Along the bottom edge there is green and pink wool stitch. At the top there are two natural coloured ties that are poked through the fabric and knotted, approximately 25cm from either edges.