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Tip of large point, possibly broken harpoon head.

Broken fishhook shank. Notches on head, with top of head broken off. Broken at base.

Broken curved fishhook point, lower portion remaining, tip broken off.

Fragment of worked bone, likely from toggle or flute. There are diagonal striations on the surface.

Fragment of worked bone, likely from toggle or flute. There are diagonal striations along one broken edge.

Small fragment of worked bone, with striations on the surface.

Fragment of worked bone, diagonal striations on the surface.

Fragment of worked bone, one end smoothed.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapered towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

roughout rectangular cross-section. Flaked surface The blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt The stone at the lower back of the adze is in the rough shape of a bevel but it ends at a rough flat side rather than a cutting edge. The blade is asymmetrical and unfinished.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground Undifferentiated between butt and blade Bevel demarcated by a line

Complete adze. Stone. Dark green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, back narrower than front. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced. Bevel demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved though heavily chipped. Purakanui written on front.

Complete tatā (waka bailer) made of dark brown rimu. Surface is smooth with chisel marks evident. The curved handle protrudes over the scoop, with a facial carving on the butt consisting of spirals and notches and two perforations. A stump on the interior of the scoop below the handle indicates that there had once been a support bar projecting from the underside of the handle which has since been sawn off. There is another carving at the base of the handle and at the back of the scoop with koru, spiral, and notch patterns. The interior and exterior of the scoop are undecorated.

Complete tatā (canoe bailer). Light brown rimu wood. Surface is worked smooth but with wood grain still evident. Handle is straight with a carved face at the butt (browline, bulbous eyes, and nose are indicated). Style departs from traditional design with handle at back, indicates European influence. A chip is missing from centre edge of pouring edge.

Broken adze (Upper butt not present). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is almost entirely ground. Butt has a rough patch on the tip of it where the poll had been broken off. No differentiation between butt and blade, upper butt broken off. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved, concave.

Complete iron adze or axe head. Cross-section is rectangular. Cutting edge is sharp and curved with a small chip missing from the proper right side corner. The sides reduce from the cutting edge to the poll end. Poll is further reduced on the proper left side edge of the poll.

Complete pae manu (bird perch) consisting of a central bar with a bowl at each end. Dark brown wood. Surface is smooth. Side of the perch is carved in curved pattern, with perforations between the lines. Two straight perforations are drilled from top to bottom, possibly for mounting purposes. One bowl has a human head facing externally, mouth is an open hole on the side. Nose, eyes, eyebrow, and five topknots at the head are indicated. Bowl at the other end is smaller but deeper, with a human figure carved externally. Tongue protrudes and lips, nose, and eyes are indicated, as well as a torso with inwardly curved limbs. Both bowls have flattened rims and the interior surfaces are rough, with chisel marks evident.

Mid brown wooden bowl. Shape is lenticular and cross section is half-circular. Spout at one end and small projection at other, possibly for suspending. Adze marks visible on exterior, smoothed but not polished or decorated.

Wooden carved wheku/koruru. Painted dark red and black. Carved with a rauponga (grooves and notches) and spiral pattern around the figure's mouth, tongue, nostrils, and top of the forehead. Paua shell inlaid into slanted eyes, held in place by metal pieces. Two perforations at the mouth on either side of protruding tongue. Back side has a piece of curved wood with a perforation for suspension.

Round wooden kumete. Shallow depth, approximately half of height. Rim and bottom are flattened. Two handles on either side depict human faces in high relief. The exterior is carved in a rauponga whakarere (ridge and triangular notch) pattern.