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A complete skeleton of a salamander mounted onto a wooden base. The head and body are in a straight line and facing forwards. Wire holds both legs and head together. The skeleton is attached to the base with a metal rod halfway down vertebrae.

A complete skeleton of a salamander mounted onto a wooden base. Specimen head and body are straight and facing forwards. Wire holds head together and end of tail has broken away from vertebrae, but is still in place.

Complete articulated skeleton of a Spider monkey, mounted on a black metal frame and wooden base. The specimen is in an erect standing position with the body curved slightly to its right side, and its head facing forward.

Chimpanzee skull with the jaw tied in place.

Broken dark red porcellanite blade, termination not present. Flake scars on the dorsal surface.

Complete wooden tatā (canoe bailer). There is a large curved handle with a simple manaia carved into the handle knob. Where the handle meets the bailer there is a large mouth carving. At the funnel end of the bailer there are two curved ridges. The walls of the bailer are high and straight. There are several cracks where the walls meet the base. Wood is stained dark red.

Complete composite fishhook. Curved wooden shank with large bone point attached with muka lashings. Bone point is straight with and incurved tip and three external barbs and one internal barb. Lower external barb and internal barb have two notches on them. Additional muka lashings twisted around the head.

C and D: Set of two poi made of ribbonwood, undecorated with natural fibre colours. Twisted cord attached to each.

Kete containing five kahawai lures. Kete is in the style of an envelope with a V-shaped fold-over flap. Made of unscraped flax in a pattern created by changing direction of basic over two, under two plait. Made as a tube, cast off along upper edge, opening and flap, by folding over and through other strands. Final bringing together of sides along base. Twisted muka cord attached to corners and at centre of flap. All five kahawai lures: Curved wooden shank with shell inlay. Curved bone point with internal barb attached with muka at the base and with a cord at the head. B and F have some organic material, possibly part of a feather quill also lashed at the base. C, D, and E have metal wire lashed at the base in addition to the muka lashings.