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Porcellanite core. Cortex present on three sides. From the orientation of the accession number, the cortex is on the proper right, proximal and dorsal sides.

Greek lamp

The papyrus reed which grows in the Nile marshes of Egypt was used by ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans to form a type of paper by laying thin strips over each other and pressing them. If the manuscript was of any length, a number of papyrus sheets were attached to form a long roll., Thebes, Ptolemaic Period.

Three gods in one. The figure represents three gods in one: Ptah - the creator of the world; Socharis (or Seker) - the god of death or the under world; Osiris (or Asar) - the god through whom all people obtained life in the underworld. This wooden figure was originally gilded. The stand was hollowed out to contain a prayer written on a piece of papyrus. In a hole on the figure was placed a small portion of the deceased's body. So long as this body portion remained intact the body lying in the tomb would be assured of everlasting life. The figure was placed in the tomb with the coffin.

Complete harpoon head. The proximal end of the base is features a large notch. The lower side of the shaft is reduced where the shaft meets the head. There is one barb. There is a large perforation through the head. The tip is pointed. There are several visible repairs where previously broken. Bone is burned in some places.

Fragments of tapa. The edges of the cloth are frayed along the base, with a straighter edge along the top. The proper right is missing a large portion of the cloth. The proper right edge is completely detached.

Complete wooden kō with carved teka (digging stick with footrest). Very long handle with notched, pointed end. Distal end is rounded with notched side edges. Teka is lashed to kō with harakeke strands. Top of teka is sawn flat, with a slight curve at the distal end. Human figure is carved on the bottom. Eyebrows, nose, and mouth are depicted. Both hands, with three fingers on each, are inside mouth. Legs are depicted at the base.

Complete sinker. Oval in shape and cross-section. There is wide groove going around the long edges of the sinker. At the top end there are two slight projections on either side of the groove. Surface is ground.

Complete stone sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete waka huia, pointed oval shape. Lid is flat underneath but quite domed on top, one end chipped. The lid is decorated with two large double spirals in a rauru pattern, with rest of surface filled with coiled fern frond motif. Decoration on lid almost identical to that on box, the decoration on the base just being expanded to fit the larger surface. Knobs on the short ends formed from 'Janus' heads with paua shell eyes in 6 of the 8 eye spaces. Each head carved differently. There is a small lip on the rim of the base to stop too much movement of lid.

Complete paua shell tiki eye. A perforation hole ahs been drilled through the centre of the shell and there are notches around the exterior edge.

Complete putatara, with conch shell body and wooden mouthpiece intact. The wooden mouthpiece is carved, two ridges down either side, with curved ridges linking them around the front, creating a mouthpiece that looks phallic in shape. There are two circular paua inlay on the front and back. One inlay appears to be adhered with red wax. The mouthpiece is attached to the shell with fibre and wax. There is a perforation through the outer lip of the aperture that has a length of fibre twine through it. On the outer whorl of the body there is a large repair. An oval piece of wood has been fixed to a hole in the wood with four lengths of fibre twine that has been waxed to fill in any gaps. At the distal end of the aperture there is a perforation.

Complete mere pounamu. Surface is ground. There is an off-centre perforation that has been drilled from both sides in the proximal handle end. There is a short sawing mark on the proximal handle end. The butt is rounded and sides that taper to the start of the blade, which then flare out till the distal end, which is rounded. There is a small chip in the distal end.

Worked pounamu. The surface is ground. There is a complete sawing mark of the proper right. The proper left has deep diagonal sawing marks on both sides of the stone.

Complete kekeno (fur seal) scapula. Three broken notches are evident on the edge of the bone.