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Kete Muka (Wall Pocket). Woven from undyed muka using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Kaupapa (body) decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch pattern work) and some whenu (warps) are loosely woven to add decoration. Muka (Flax fiber) cord is looped through weft stitches along the body to add a swirling decorative element. Two muka tassels attached to muka cords constructed using the miro (rolling) technique feature on the front. Outer edge frill work is woven independently and sewn to the item with thread. Lined with pink coloured fabric.

Kete Muka (Wall Pocket). Woven from undyed muka using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Kaupapa (body) decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch pattern work) and some whenu (warps) are loosely woven to add decoration. Muka (Flax fiber) cord is looped through weft stitches along the body to add a swirling decorative element. Two muka tassels attached to muka cords constructed using the miro (rolling) technique feature on the front and back . Outer edge frill work is woven independently and sewn to the item with thread.

Kete Muka (Wall Pocket) With closing flap/lid. Woven from undyed muka using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Kaupapa (body) decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch pattern work) and some whenu (warps) are loosely woven to add decoration. Muka (Flax fiber) cord is looped through weft stitches along the body to add a swirling decorative element. Two muka tassels attached to muka cords constructed using the miro (rolling) technique feature on the front with two similar cords without tassels on the lower front. Outer edge frill work is woven independently and sewn to the item with thread.

Kete Muka (Tea Cosy). Woven from undyed muka using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Kaupapa (body) decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch pattern work) and some whenu (warps) are loosely woven to add decoration. Muka (Flax fibre) cord is looped through weft stitches along the body to add a swirling decorative element. Two muka tassels attached to muka cords constructed using the miro (rolling) technique feature on the front and back . Outer edge frill work is woven independently and sewn to the item with thread.

Very large composite fishhook without a point. Wooden shank is curved with geometric carvings and two human faces near the head. Along the base, there are shark and fish, one being chased by a bird and others following a fishing lure pulled by figures in a boat. Twisted muka lashings at the point end and at the head, with a very thick plaited cord attached.

Wooden maul or ta. Burnt across full length of handle through to shoulder. Handle tapers gently from shoulder to rounded proximal end. Pieces broken off handle on two sides.

Wooden pōito (net float). Crescent-shaped. Painted black on the top and bottom and red along one side edge. Muka cord lashed to a perforation at the proximal end.

Kete Whiri (bag with a central braid). Woven with a combination of takitahi (over one, under one) and takirua (over two, under two) patterns. The bottom of this kete is made by braiding strands into a whiri (braid). Weaving is then extended from either side which forms the base. The bag was then woven from the bottom up before being completed in an internal three ply whiri (braid) around the rim. Two four ply round whiri (braids) have been added as handles. Inside the bag is a segment of weaving with decorative florishes.

Elongated worked wood, broken in two pieces. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. There is a natural curve to the wood in the larger piece. One side of each piece is charred and dessicated.

Rectangular shaped piece of wood. Very dark in colour and almost peat like in nature - may have been in swamp. Old label reads, "Fragment of post from the old Kaiapoi Pa which was captured by Te Rauparaha."

Complete kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak). Flax body in whatu rua, 2 pair twining, aho 1cm apart, whenu - 5 per cm. Covered with brown kiwi feathers, groups of 3 feathers worked into both rows of twining. Twisted muka fibre border and ties at the top.

Complete piupiu with degradation at the waistband. The flax tags are scraped and unscraped, forming decorative horizontal bands. The first and third rows of exposed flax have been dyed with a dark dye. The tags are accompanied by six twisted whenu (strand) decorations which originally ended in tassels. Two tassels remain. The waistband is approximately 4cm wide with two weft rows. There is remnants of a blue dye in the waistband. The top of the waistband is whiri (plaited), with the whiri having come loose along the top of the garment. Ties are evident at each end of the waistband, with one ending in a tassel. There are seven loose tags that have come away from the garment accompanying the object.

Complete piupiu. Flax tags are attached to an approximately 11cm deep waistband. The tags have been sporadically scraped and dyed with paru. The scraped areas form three distinct motifs: lines, dashes and diamonds. From the waistband the motifs repeat in the pattern line, dashes, diamonds, dashes, line. The waistband has a tāniko design of alternating pātikitiki (diamonds) and stars. The waistband is formed of wool with a flax edging along the top. This edge extends to form ties at each end. Each tie has a knot in it.

Two poi woven from raupo (bullrush) wrapped longitudinally. One poi secured with muka (flax fiber) cord. The other secured with muka cord in two places (70mm apart). Twisted natural coloured muka cord inserted with a knot at the end.

Two poi woven from raupo (bullrush) wrapped longitudinally. Both secured with harakeke (flax) in two places (10mm apart). Natural muka (flax fiber) cord formed via the miro (rolling) technique inserted with both poi tied together via a knot at the end.

Two poi woven from raupo (bullrush) wrapped longitudinally. One poi secured with muka (flax fiber) cord. The other secured with muka cord in two places (10mm apart). Twisted natural coloured muka cord inserted with a knot at the end.

Complete replica kahu huruhuru, with chicken feathers. Woven harakeke flax with wide chicken feather border. The top and bottom are natural colour chicken feathers, with the border along the sides made of chicken feathers that have been dyed light green. There are two ties, one at either upper side corner.

Complete kahu huruhuru. There are kiwi feathers in the centre of the kahu huruhuru, with a green feather border; 5cm on the left side and 6cm border on the right side.There is a purple and grey herringbone stitch border at the top edge, and a gold and black twine at the bottom edge. There are two lengths of harakeke twine with loops at the end that are worked along the top edge, approximately 15cm from the right and left sides.

Complete wahaika rakau. It has a circular perforation that has been drilled and has a string tau. The head has carvings in the shape of a head with shell inlays for the eyes on both sides. It also has carvings on one side of the handle with shell inlays. Carvings run across the top of the butt until an overlapping notch on the other side. Both sets of carvings have chipped out gaps. It is well polished.