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Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface of lower blade ground, becoming more flaked towards butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced, but rises again at mid-butt. Back and front of upper butt has been shaped to point at the poll Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Undifferentiated until broken point. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Ceremonial adze haft, identified as a fake. Dark brown wood with paua shell inlay and a twisted muka cord for lashing. Handle is carved with a geometric pattern of ridges and notches, with a human head carved on the butt. Haft consists of a carved human figure with adze housing situated between rear of legs, grasping a fish to its mouth with both three-fingered hands. Manaia eyes and forehead runs down ridge to base of hafting point. Figures are carved with geometric patterns.

Complete hafted adze Cross-section is rectangular. Adze has a smooth, metal surface, though very rusted. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Hafted adze. Adze is connected to shaped haft of dark wood, with twine.

Pair of wooden weaving sticks with sample of twined flax fibre tied between them. The sticks are not identical. One (a) is circular in section, the other (b) slightly oval. Both taper to a point at distal end, stick (a) broken on tip and has grey/brown substance on it. Proximal end is flat. Stick (b) appears to have been chewed and broken. Each has 30mm wide groove, 35mm below end, around, to which is attached the weaving. Coarse muka with 22 rows of double pair twining plus an insert row and commencement row. Commencement and final row have scalloped weft introduced and short pieces of black flax fibre forming decoration.

Pair of wooden weaving sticks with sample of twined flax fibre tied between them. Both weaving sticks taper to a point at distal end, with a groove at the proximal end to which is attached the weaving. One of the sticks is broken at the proximal end. Coarse muka with 8 rows of double pair twining plus an insert row and commencement row. Commencement row has scalloped weft introduced and short pieces of black flax fibre forming decoration.

Complete kahawai lure. Curved wooden shank with notches at head. Shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Muka lashings at head and base.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Muka lashings at base and head.

Complete kahawai lure. Curved wooden shank with knob at base for lashings. Iridescent paua shell inlay. Muka lashings at head and base. Twisted muka cord attached at head. Straight bone point with very prominent internal barb.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Muka lashings at head and base with twisted cord bundle at head.

Complete two-piece fish hook, with wooden shaft and bone point. Point is straight and barbed. Point is lashed with muka at base. Shaft is cylindrical in shape, with curved base and knob at head.

Complete kahu kiwi. The whole garment is woven in whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). On each edge there are three black dye whenu, the last whenu along the very edges is made with 2 strands, one black one natural twisted together, this extends out the top edge as a tie. The kurupatu (collar) is braided whenu, with a fringe on the front side. There is densely woven kiwi feather all over the cloak attached by colour, grouped in waves of brown to white. Along the bottom edge there is green and pink wool stitch. At the top there are two natural coloured ties that are poked through the fabric and knotted, approximately 25cm from either edges.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with knobs at head and large knob at base. Paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Lashings and twisted cord at head and base.

Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with knobs at head and large knob at base. Paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Lashings at base and head with twisted cord at head.

Complete adze. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is partially ground on front, with bruising, flaked on sides and back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved. "Morven N.Z." written on front.

Complete sinker with very faint transverse lashing groove.

Broken adze (butt and back of upper blade remaining). Cross-section is oval at butt, more rectangular at blade because of broken front. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced after ridge at shoulder, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "Morven N.Z." written on back.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval. Surface of blade is ground, becoming more bruised towards butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides and front reduced. Bevel is concaved. Cutting edge is curved to follow the bevel and sharp

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Flaking on proper left side and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Proper left poll has been reduced. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipped mid cutting edge.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining) Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground of front and sides, back is bruised. Poll is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present.