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Broken adze, blade and bevel only. Dark green and black stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground with heavy flaking at the broken end. There is no butt. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the broken end. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, demarcated on the proper left only by a light line. There is a shallow ground indentation in the back of the blade. The cutting edge is asymmetrical, curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of lower blade is ground, bruised on back and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "F" written on front.

Complete one-piece iron bait hook with wrapped line. The hook has three notches at the bend of the tip. The tip comes to a blunt point. The head of the lure is wrapped in cord. The cord is 35cm long. The top 9cm are woven into a loop.

Curved wooden sealing club. A cylindrical iron piece is attached by four nails on the exterior side of the blade. Handle is tapered, with a groove and another iron piece running through it. Top and bottom are sawn flat. Large crack running the length of the blade on one side.

Complete greenstone gouge. The cross-section is circular at the bevel and quadrangular at the butt. The surface is ground with some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is oblique and straight. The bevel is concave and demarcated by two straight lines that meet in a small curve in the middle. The cutting edge is curved.

Complete pounamu adze Cross-section is rectangle. The surface is ground with heavy flaking at poll and down sides. The proper right side has sawing marks. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, some bruising. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, front is reduced, more heavily on the proper right. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Bluff written on front. Sticker on front, partially removed; illegible.

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.

Complete unfinished adze. Black stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars on the sides and the front of the butt. The butt is differentiated from the blade by the change in surface and an irregular flaked line. The bevel is roughly flaked and demarcated by an irregular line. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and sharp.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is roughly indicated with flake scars. The cutting edge is blunt and oblique.

Small adze roughout. Dark grey stone. Asymmetrical trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is roughly indicated by flake scars. The cutting edge is irregular and sharp.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Shank fragment with head and partial shank remaining. Head has external knob.

Shank fragment with head, shank and partial base remaining. Head has external knob.

Broken one-piece fishhook fragment, with tip and head both missing. Shank, point and base remain. Repair visible from previous breakage.

Broken unfinished adze, blade and bevel end only. Light grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with some ground areas on the blade. It is unclear which side is the bevel. The cutting edge is sharp and flaked.

Broken piece of adze, blade and bevel end only. Medium grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is flaked, with a ground area on the bevel. The bevel is demarcated from the blade by flake scars on its sides. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground but has a lot of flaking, particularly on the butt but also on the front and back of the blade. There is a sawing mark on the proper left hand side. There is minor differentiation on the proper right hand side between the butt and the blade as the side tapers in towards the poll but there are no other significant butt features. The bevel is demarcated by a faint triangular line at the chin. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with one large chip on the proper right hand side.

Complete model of a round house. Thatching is tied to support sticks with a moxture of threads. Support structure is a miture of two types of sticks. Proper left side of the house has an entryway. The front of the model has no thatching to allow veiwing of the inside of the house. Two notes accompany the model. One is an information display note reading "Model of a round house. Such as was used in recent years on the Mutton Bird Islands, and in Pre-European Otago. The thatch was not cut regularly as is done in the model. Made & Pres. by J. Lee". The other note is handwritten and reads "Model. Round Hut. Pre European. Made & Pres J Lee".

Complete model of a torch. Totara bark is bound together by raupo. Flax is loosely woven and tied to the exterior. The torch tapers to a point at the base, with the raupo visible at the top.