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Complete straight fishhook point. Notched on the external side of base, with internal barb at tip.

Complete straight fishhook point. Notched on the external side of base, with internal barb at distal end.

Complete straight fishhook point. Notched on the external side of base, with broken internal barb at distal end.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Broken one-piece bone fishhook, head and base remaining. Knob at head. Bait notch at base.

Complete curved fishhook point. External notch near base. Perforation at base which has become broken.

Complete fishhook point. Barbed and straight. Curving towards a broad base. Knob at base.

Complete curved fishhook point, curved notch on external side of base.

Complete curved fishhook point.

Complete file, cross-section is oval. Surface id ground, tapering at both ends. Ends rounded.

Complete file, front reduced at one end. The other end tapers to a point.

Complete wooden patu (club). The head has a hole drilled through it, with a split originating from the hole. The handle is formed by a reduction of the head, with minor demarcation for a grip at the end of the handle. There is no ornamentation.

A wooden tube, described as a mouthpiece for blowing up kelp poha. Made of light brown rimu or patete. Both ends cut flush. Surface is smooth and undecorated.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced to form shoulder. Blade not present.

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.

Complete tara (bird spear point). There are notches on both lateral margins at the head. There are nine barbs along one side.

Mostly complete bone bird spear point, small part broken off each end. Three barbs on each side. Bottom barbs have notches on them.

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.

Straight, complete fishhook point with an upper, internal barb that is serrated, serrations below the barb down to the base and serrations from the tip down three quarters of the point after which there are notches to the base.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and an upper, external barb; both barbs are serrated. There are serrations on the exterior side below the barb until the base which has notches.