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Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Four barbs.

Complete roughout. Stone. Mid grey, light grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and back of butt reduced, sides taper towards poll. Presumed bevel flaked and unfinished, cutting edge is blunt and curved, also unfinished. 1932 Wakapatu written on presumed front.

Adze roughout. Rounded diamond cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked with some bruising. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade, although the back of the butt is slightly concave. The bevel is made up of flake scars and is demarcated by a line of bruising. The cutting edge ends in an irregular point.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front Surface of front is mostly ground, butt is bruised. Back is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval Surface of blade is ground. Front side of butt is bruised. Heavy differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced to create a ridge. Bevel is continuous with blade, slightly concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Basalt. Black. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Cross-section of butt is semi-circular back flattened. Surface is mostly ground, front and back of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced after ridge, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Wyndham written on front.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section at the butt, triangular at the bevel. One side is roughly flaked, the other is flaked and bruised. It is unclear which is the front. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade apart from the bruising on one side of the butt. The sides of the blade taper in towards from the cutting edge to the poll. Both sides of the lower blade are flaked. The cutting edge is blunt and irregular.

Complete rough out Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Nephrite/pounamu hei tiki, kawakawa variety, dark green. Scarve cuts across top of head below top knot through which holes bored from both sides in top knot, chip on rear of head one side. Head turned to right with intricate facial features. Grooves along sides of torso. Perforations at arms and legs. Arms rest on thighs. Legs meet at the centre with three toes.

Complete inanga pounamu pendant. Surface is ground. Shape is a rounded hei matau. Suspension hole at proximal end has ben drilled from both sides. There is a stylised knob adjacent to the suspension hole. There is a blunt external barb on the bottom of the pendant.

Complete kawakawa pounamu pendant. Shape is an asymmetric adze, with a reduced cutting edge. The suspention hole at the proximal end has been drilled from the back. The cutting edge of the blade has been worn to a concave edge, forming a point on the proper left and a blunt foot on the proper right. The proper right lateral margin is reduced. The front face is rounded, with the back face flattened.

Complete unfinished adze. Light brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked. There is a slight reduction in the stone at the sides of the butt. The shape of a bevel is roughly indicated in flake scars. The cutting edge is irregular and sharp. "Morrell 1894 M---" is written on the back in pencil.

Complete harpoon head. There is a notched foot at the base. There is a visible repair on the foot where previously broken. One side of the shaft is grooved from the base the head. Both sides of the head are barbed, one larger than the other. There is a perforation through the head. Tip rounded.

Complete harpoon head. There is a single foot at the base. One side of the shaft is grooved from the base the head. There are drill marks in the groove where the shaft meets the head. Both sides of the head are barbed, one broken off. There is a perforation through the head. Tip pointed and slightly chipped.

Broken one-piece bone fishhook. Tip missing and wearing on the head. The hook has a shank knob and on the exterior of the bend is worn.

Broken shank, with partial shank remaining.

Complete straight fishhook point with curve at the tip.

Incomplete curved fishhook point, with tip remaining.

Complete straight fishhook point, with serrations at the tip and a notch at the base.

Complete curved fishhook point, with an external knob and one notch at the base.