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Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove

Complete adze. Green/grey stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back slightly narrower than the front. The surface is ground and bruised. There is a straight ridge and square shoulders on the front of the blade. The stone is reduced on the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is slightly concave and demarcated by a curved chin. The cutting edge is curved, asymmetrical and sharp. There is a large piece of paper, ripped on the proper right, on the front of the blade. It reads "L70-33 This book[crossed out] adze was presented[crossed out] loaned to Otago Museum by J.B. Falconer Kaiwera -> Southland from SI7C 0873C3"

Broken curved fishhook point, with tip remaining and base not present.

Broken curved fishhook point, neither tip nor base present.

Piece of worked wood. Roughly rectangular in shape and cross-section. One side is worked smooth and flat.

Broken, straight fishhook point with the base missing. It an upper, external barb and an internal barb that is slightly lower. The internal barb is serrated and opposite the barb on the external side there are serration. Just above where it is broken there is a second external barb that has serrations on it and opposite that the internal side is serrated. There is a red brown colour on the bottom.

Complete fishhook point. Straight with internal and external barbs. Serrations at tip. Notches at base.

Broken fishhook point. Base remaining, notches and barbs present.

Partially manufactured hook.

Partially manufactured hook.

Broken one-piece fishhook, with incurved point and point remaining. There is an external barb toward the base.

Complete adze Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. There is bruising on the butt, ground on the blade and some flake scars. There is a straight shoulder and the stone is reduced on the front of the butt The bevel is demarcated by a chin. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and has some chips

Complete adze. Cross-section of butt is circular, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade - demarcated by ridge, and reducing on front on butt. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken fishhook point, with most remaining except tip and base. Interior barb present near tip. Cracks at base and tip.

Roughout Lenticular cross-section. Flaked and bruised surface There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt, just a very slight narrowing up the full length of the blade The cutting edge is nearly symmetrical and slightly curved. The bevel is irregular and lightly ground

Complete replica kahu huruhuru, with chicken feathers. Woven harakeke flax with wide chicken feather border. The top and bottom are natural colour chicken feathers, with the border along the sides made of chicken feathers that have been dyed light green. There are two ties, one at either upper side corner.