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Complete wahaika rakau. Geometric and facial design (possibly based on an owl?) carved on blade with mirror image on opposite side. Two of the eight paua shell inlays are missing. Where the blade meets the handle, a human figure is carved with extruding tongue and three fingered hands on chest. Polished, uncarved handle with square-shaped perforation. Human face carving at butt of handle.

Kete Muka woven from natural muka (flax fiber). Woven using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Cast on using decorative looped whenu in pairs of two. The kaupapa (body) of this kete is decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch) patterns. Frill work woven edge. A piece of muka cord has been looped between stitches along the bottom to add a decorative element.

Kete Muka woven from natural muka (flax fiber). Woven whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Cast on using decorative looped whenu in pairs of three. The kaupapa (body) of this kete is decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch) patterns. Frill work woven edge. A piece of muka cord has been looped between stitches along the bottom to add a decorative element. Rolled muka cord prepared with the miro (rolling) technique has been introduced as a handle.

Broken tatā (canoe bailer), large fragment from proper right side missing. Dark brown totara. The handle extends from the back end of the bailer to the mid-front in a continuous curve. There is a perforation where the handle meets the back end. There are numerous in the surface of the wood.

Kete. Square in shape. Woven from undyed muka. Fringe attached with double pair twine to front and back of both side edges. Fringe along base formed from warps, with extra weft thread inserted along basal weft row for decorative purposes. Warps held together with double pair twine. Decorated with turquoise and purple fibre circles, which are faded. These are formed by the insertion of two additional coloured weft threads to top and bottom of every 7th weft stitch - undulating effect of each thread forms circle. Top edge frayed badly. No handles.

Complete tokotoko. Dark brown wood. Flattened on one side and rounded on the others. Double-sided face carved at the proximal end. Body of the tokotoko is carved with two faces as well as rauponga and diamond motifs. Paua shell inlays throughout.

Complete patu-aruhe (fern root beater). The cross section is lenticular. The blade narrows to the handle. There is no grip at the poll. The tip of the blade is curved and blunt. There are two small holes, one on each side of the blade.

Kom bilong gras – ol i wokim long kavur mambu, Comb - Made from the kawur a variety of bamboo

Complete composite fishhook. Shank is manufactured from a boar tusk. Point is manufactured from an iron nail bent inwards at the base and then straight at the tip. The tip is attached to the point with muka. There is twisted muka at the proximal end of the shank for the line, with a knot at the end.