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Broken wooden puppet figure with movable arms, left ear, and base not present. Surface is polished smooth except for face, which has a complete incised moko. Large cylindrical head with ears and deeply grooved eyes. Top knot or comb represented by a squared-off projection coming from the top of the head. Square perforations at shoulders where movable arms would have been attached. Four circular perforations on the back side, one of which has a small metal piece sticking out of it. Knees are sawn flat at the front. Broken at the feet, with grooves and remnants of carved toes remaining.

Dressed flax. The bundle is tied with the thread holding on the accession number. The bundle is matted together.

Dressed flax. The bundle is tied with a length of thicker flax. The bundle comes to a knot at one end. The other end is loose.

Broken bone pendant. Missing proximal end above suspension hole. The pendant curves and tapers to a blunt point. The broken suspension point has been drilled from both sides.

Circular whale vertebra with four drilled holes. The upper hole has an irregular shape. The front face has residual bone remaining.

Complete pendant in adze shape. Surface is mostly smooth, with flaking around the proximal end. Cross-section is rectangular. At the proximal end there is a perforation. There is no shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of blade is mostly ground, with some bruising and flaking on back. Front of is bruised and flaked, sides and back are flaked. There is major differentiation between the butt and blade, front heavily reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, some demarcation through change in surface type. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, two chips missing from proper left side.

Complete adze. Cross section is lenticular on the blade and square on the butt. The surface is ground with bruising at the poll. There is major differentiation of the butt, with a convex shoulder and reduced back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt, chipped and curved.

Complete silcrete cylindrical core. Flake scars evident on sides.

Sandstone file. Cross-section is rectangular. One end comes to a point, the other end is rounded.

Complete two-mouthed hinaki (eel trap). Two-strand, half-twisted twining made from vine. Stick-like projections at the end of the eel funnels. Four internal braces woven into body. Bait door at one end with two rounded handles. Another larger handle on the other side.

Complete hue (gourd container). Dark orange in colour. Hole cut out on one side of neck; small piece of stem still attached. A twisted and knotted piece of muka cord is looped around the body of the gourd and tied at the top for use as a carrier.

Complete adze. Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. Apex widens towards cutting edge, the cross-section becoming trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface of the blade is mostly ground, with some flaking and bruising on lower edges. Surface of butt is mostly bruised, with some flaking. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a slight ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete paddle. Handle oval in section and expands gently to blade. Proximal end has a long, diamond cross-sectioned knob that comes to a point. Sides of blade widen near the distal end, and then taper approximately 70cm from the end. Blade has longitudinal central ridge on front and back.

Complete adze. Black and dark brown stone. Cross-section is triangular on the butt and trapezoidal on the blade, with the back narrower than the front. Surface is bruised with some grounding near the cutting edge. Major differentiation between butt and blade with the sides and front reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Waikawa" inscription on front and back

Complete straight pounamu pendant. Mid-green with light brown chatoyant bands. Surface is ground. Cross section is square. Proximal end has a squared off projection, with a suspension hole drilled from one side. A sawing mark runs from below the suspension hole to one side, about halfway down. Distal end is slightly oblique, with a bevel demarcated by a line on one side, indicating that pendant may have been reworked from a chisel.

Unfinished harpoon head with single barb and bifid base. Cross-section is oval. Missing perforation through centre, barb and tip unsharpened.

Incomplete bone comb, five vertical cut marks at the distal end indicating unfinished teeth. One additional cut mark is complete. Another cut mark runs horizontally above the others. Reduced on one side, with a rounded, grooved projection. Shape is trapezoidal, tapering toward the distal end. Concave cross section.

Broken whalebone heru (comb). It is missing two teeth and a portion of the proper left side. The proper left side of the comb has been worn in, potentially to accomodate an ornamental feature which has broken off. The proper left lateral margin has notches from the break to the top of the teeth. Six teeth remain. There is a crack originating at the top of the comb, along with some chipping.