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

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

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

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

Partially manufactured hook.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight, oblique and chipped.

Partially manufactured hook.

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

One piece fishhook fragment. Head, shank, knob and base are intact. Point is missing. Serrations at knob and head.

Complete adze roughout. Mid grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade on the front. The stone of the butt is reduced on the back. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular flake scar edge. The cutting edge is straight and irregular. The back of the blade is convex.

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.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked with a ground bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the bevel. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular oblique line. The cutting edge is chipped.

Mostly complete bone pendant. Worn at the proximal end. Straight, tapering to a point at the distal end.

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.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly flaked and bruised with ground areas on the lower blade.

Complete unfinished adze. Light green/grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The length of the adze is concave on the front and convex on the back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Grey and dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, small ridge at shoulder, front reduced after shoulder, and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Orepuki written on front.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the lower front and back of the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and ends in a rounded chin. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.