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Complete adze. Light grey stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides are tapered towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked, particularly on the proper left side. "Black Jack's PT" and "Ravensbourne" inscriptions.

Broken straight fishhook point, base not present.

Complete kotiate made of wood. Notches on side of blade. Face carving on butt with a square-shaped perforation just below head.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu. Cross-section is trapezoidal. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Major reduction on the proper left side of the butt; front is tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and flaked. "Ravensbourne" inscription.

Broken adze. Stone. Light grey, mid brown, dark brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Black accretion on front. Butt not present, but sides start to taper before break. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and heavily chipped. "Kokonga" written twice on back and once on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front of blade and back. Surface is bruised on sides and front of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front slightly reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Kokonga written on front and back.

Complete adze. Triangular with apex to front. Flaked and bruised with some ground areas on the front. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced. There is a prominent ridge around the top of the shoulder. Bevel appears to have been flaked away. Cutting edge is blunt and jagged, with the sides and corners flaked away.

Complete adze. Quadrangular at poll, trapezoidal at blade with back narrower at front. Ground with heavy flaking and bruising throughout. Butt has major differentiation, sides have been tapered. Bevel demarcated by horizontal line. Cutting edge straight and blunt with a chip in the left side proper corner.

Complete adze. Rectangular at poll, asymmetrical at blade. Ground with bruising around the butt, heavy flaking on poll and down the back of the blade. Butt has major differentiation, frond and sides have been reduced and front of shoulders has been raised slightly. Bevel demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner. The cutting edge is straight and blunt with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Ground with bruised butt and poll, and heavy flaking around butt and poll and down the blade. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised slightly. Bevel continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge, which is sharp, straight and slightly curved, with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, trapezoidal at base with back narrower than front. Ground with bruising around butt and poll, and intermittently on the back of the blade. There is some flaking down the back of the left side proper and the front right proper shoulder has been flaked. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel demarcated by a curved line running across the blade and tapering down to the corners. Cutting edge is smooth, rounded and moderately sharp.

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

Taura (rope). A large length of rope made from multiple cords of muka (flax fiber), prepared via miro (rolling) and braided into a thick three ply whiri (plait). The taura has been coiled and sewn together by introduced thread in two places.

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Bone is burnt.

Broken fishhook point, base and tip not present. Slightly curved.

Fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook, broken.

Broken bird spear point, missing base. Has zero barbs. Small serrations on one side. Cracks and black substance on one side.

Broken fishhook fragment, unidentified portion remaining. Mostly straight with four perforations.

Complete kahu huruhuru, with kiwi and pheasant feathers. Excepting borders, the main body of the cloak is covered with kiwi feather, with a pheasant feather border with distinct blue patch off-centre on left and right edges. Two pair twine, black twine in selvages. Shaped in centre and towards bottom. Manufactured using whatu aho rua (single-pair weft-twining) technique. On the back side, there are five small net bags evenly spaced in two rows - three along the mid-line and two nearer the bottom edge. The left and right edges are multi-strand twists of red, black and undyed string.

Complete wahaika rakau. It has a circular perforation just below the head. There is whakairo on the head in the shape of a head with shell inlays for the eyes. There is also whakairo in circular shapes on the back and front of the body, which a human form on one side, also with shell inlays for the eyes. It is in good condition, there is minor chipping of the tip of the hook.