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Broken bone comb, one side remaining. Head is rounded with a rounded projection on the side edge. Several small drilled perforations on the projection resemble a human face. Piece comes to a broken sharp point at the distal end (broken tooth?).

Prong of a bone comb, tapered to a sharp point at one end and fragment of burnt bone.

Bone pendant, has previously been broken in three pieces and glued back together. Broken at the proximal end (no suspension hole present) with a chip out of proper right side. Rectangular shape, tapered at both ends. Lenticular cross section.

Complete bone button. There are five perforations one in the centre and around the central hole.

Small bead, undecorated, no perforations.

Worked carved bone figure in two pieces, use unknown. Each piece has a pair of spiral carvings. One also has facial features above the spirals, and the edge is rounded at the top of the head. The other piece has two straight carvings on one end of the spirals, possibly indicating legs and toes; one side of this piece has broken off and been glued back together.

Complete button, manufactured from bone. There are three perforations in a line.

Complete trade bead, made of glass. There are several notches in the surface.

Complete small glass trade bead.

Complete glass trade bead, oval. It is chipped at one end around the perforation.

Complete glass trade bead.

Complete blue glass trade bead. Cross section is circular. There is a drilled perforation running though the bead lengthways.

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.

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.

Complete patu paraoa. Surface is weathered and cracked. Knob at the butt with a projection on one side and a slight indentation on the other. The centre of the handle has two notches on each side. The portion of the handle between these notches and the blade bows out slightly, with diagonal incised marks on the front. Pronounced shoulders where the handle meets the blade.

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

Minnow shank fragment, broken perforation at the head. Notch at base.