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Complete adze. Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces of front and sides are ground, surface of back is bruised, flaked on butt. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Clinton is written on front.

Complete piupiu. The flax tags are scraped and unscraped, with the scraped sections dyed alternating faded blue, red and green. The tags are accompanied by five twisted whenu that are tied in decorative bows at the waistband and have pairs of tassels at both the waistband and ends. The waistband is approximately 11cm wide with the horizontal weft rows dyed in red and the vertical warp rows dyed in a faded blue. The top of the waistband is a three ply whiri (plait), with any extensions at each end broken away.

Complete carving of a mal figure, very large. There is a large projection off the end of the head that is perforated. The face is carved in a full moko that has been filled in black. There is paua shell inlay for the eyes with black, circular pieces of wood for pupils. There is a simple hei tiki carving around the figure's neck with both three-fingered hands resting on his chest. Chipped around feet and attached to a base. The back is flat. The figure is pained red.

Complete bone point, distal end is sharp.

Straight complete fishhook, barb below point, serrations at the bottom external face.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Surface is ground with large flake missing from front of blade near butt. Cross-section is rectangular. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Flagstaff. Otago." inscription.

Broken adze haft, distal end remaining. Dark brown wood, cracked and broken throughout. Platform at distal end is carved at a slant to the handle.

Wooden adze haft. Handle is cracked and broken, repaired with adhesive, nail, and additional pieces of wood.

Complete adze. Argillite. Light green, dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front and sides of blade are ground, bruising on sides of butt. Back of blade is flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface type from ground to flaked. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. Wedderburn written on front.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Butt is differentiated from the blade by a straight ridge on the front. Sides of the butt are tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade with a concave indentation. Cutting edge is curved and blunt. Attached sticker reads "found on Summit of Signal Hill near ruined whare. 26.12.15. SM--. Had I a tongue what tales I could tell of whakas and Kaitangatas: te nagui". Another attached sticker reads "Kanuita-u Te Aroho Kea Koi"

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is bruised. Back of blade is also bruised with deep flake scar on butt portion. Minor differentiation between blade and butt. Slightly visible reduction to the shoulder on blade. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is curved and jagged. Small chip at centre of cutting edge.

Fishhook point, previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Small part of tip not present. Straight and barbed with notches at base. Serrations along barbed side.

Complete fishhook point. Straight and barbed with serrations along one side and along barb.

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs at head. External serrations.

Complete fishhook point. Straight and barbed with notches at base. Small part of barb is not present.

Kete Muka woven from natural muka (flax fiber). Woven whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Cast on using decorative looped whenu in pairs of three. The kaupapa (body) of this kete is decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch) patterns. Frill work woven edge. A piece of muka cord has been looped between stitches along the bottom to add a decorative element. Rolled muka cord prepared with the miro (rolling) technique has been introduced as a handle.

Partially manufactured one-piece fishhook. Drilled hole in centre.

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 straight fishhook point with 1 notch present at base.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Side hafted adze. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade - proper right side heavily reduced, leaving a handle like shape on proper left of adze. Bevel is demarcated by surface, where it changes from bruised on the butt to ground on the bevel and cutting edge. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large chips along edge.