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Partial patu paraoa, blade remaining. Blade was broken in two pieces but has been glued together.

Broken patu paraoa, two fragments remaining. Fragment A is a long slender portion of the blade, broken at either end. There is are two arrow shaped grooves on the surface of the patu, one pointing in either direction. The bone is worn and porous. Fragment B is the butt end of the handle, widest at the very end.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt has a circular perforation with lines carved below. It has broken at the perforation point, across the handle and tip of the blade but been glued back together.

Complete patu paraoa. Proximal edge is convex with two knobbed projections on either side. One of the knobbed projections has incised marks on it. Perforation on the butt, relatively straight with a slight groove connecting it to the proximal edge on both sides. Surface is smooth, particularly on the handle.

Broken patu handle. Butt remaining. A suspension hole has been drilled through the middle. The poll splits into two adorned prongs. The whakairo (carving) on the prongs is worn. There is some resemblance to manaia (bird ancestors) heads, with the beaks facing towards the poll. The proper left prong is worn along the outer lateral margin.

Complete patu paraoa. Handle is relatively narrow compared to width of blade. Handle is polished without ornamental decoration. There are two knob projections on either side of the blade where it meets the handle, one of which is broken.

Fragment of patu paraoa, butt remaining. Stylised human face carved into it.

Broken patu paraoa, longitudinal fragment remaining. Sides reduce around handle, flaring out towards the butt. Slight reduction on one side just before butt, indicating a drill mark for a perforation.

Broken mere, butt remaining. The break is between the butt and blade, with sawing marks on the front and back. There is a peroration hole that has been drilled from both sides. The poll is ornamented with five haehae (carved lines) on both sides.

Complete whalebone mere. Surface is ground. There is a perforation drilled at the proximal end. There is major differentiation of the poll, with the butt rounded. The butt has two haehae (carved lines) on the poll. The distal end is rounded and worn. The proper left cutting edge is flattened from wear.

Broken patu paraoa, butt of handle remaining. Large perforation through centre of butt, with two carved projections coming off at the end, one complete and the other broken. The complete projection has four drill marks, one on either side and two along the top.

Piece of whale vertebra

Piece of whale vertebra

Piece of whale vertebra

Piece of whale vertebra with some drill work

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.

Mostly complete patu aruhe made of whalebone. Blade has an elliptical perforation through the centre and is heavily reduced on the sides around the perforation. A groove extends from the perforation around the bottom of the blade. Sides of the blade are also reduced where it meets the handle to form shoulders. Small part of the butt has broken off, and there is an indentation around part of the butt that remains. Cross-section is square on the blade and circular on the handle.

Broken harpoon head, medial portion remaining. The proximal end of the base is broken, with a notch. The lower side of the shaft is reduced where the shaft meets the head. There is one large barb. There is a large perforation through the head. The tip is broken off.

Large piece of whale bone sharpened to a blunt point at the distal end. There is a visible repair where previously broken.

Complete patu paraoa with cut out perforation on the handle. Butt is triangular in shape and has carved (reke) out horizontal grooves. Underside of blade has cracks running along the surface of the blade on an angle. Minor chips and scratching are also present over the blade surface. The opposite side of blade has bruising/porous like markings over the surface, and a crack running from blade side edge down to mid-point of blade at the bottom portion. Small chips present around the blades point edge too.