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Complete taiaha. The arero (tongue) is decorated with rauponga style carving (rows alternating with notches) on both sides. The upoko (head) has two sets of inset eyes. One eye retains paua shell, the other three have red sealing wax remaining. The rau (nose) is rounded and bears marks of use.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt has a circular perforation. The patu is heavily worn and has glues keeping it together.

Complete patu paraoa. The handle has a circular perforation at the bottom. The butt is carved and has red wax and paua in the middle of the butt. The patu is in good condition.

Complete patu paraoa. Surface is worked smooth. Shoulders where the blade meets the handle. Handle is relatively short. Flared and rounded at the butt, with a drilled perforation.

Complete patu paraoa. The handle has a circular perforation with ornamental grooves at the butt.

Complete patu paraoa. Surface has been stained green. Facial carving at the butt. Circular perforation at the top of the carved head as well as on the handle below the carving.

Complete kotiate made of wood. Two notches on blade. Geometric carvings along blade and handle. Face carving at butt with a perforation below the head.

Complete patu rakau. Carved using metal tools. Surface is smoothed and polished. Perforation at handle. Ornamental grooves on both side of the butt.

Complete Rectangular at butt, trapezoidal blade with back narrower than front. Polished blade, bruised butt. Some flake scarring on blade and butt Major differentiation of butt. Front rounded and pecked. Front and sides reduced. Bevel descends sharply from blade. Slightly curved, sharp cutting edge.

Broken flute, one end remaining. There are no perforations. There is a surface crack that runs from side to side.

Broken flute, one end remaining. Chips along the finished edge. Darkened striations in a chevron pattern on one side, and in a fan pattern on the other. There is a crack down one side. At the broken end the is dried residue from tape.

Broken flute, fragment of one end remaining. Striations across the surface in a chevron pattern.

Broken flute, one end remaining. Just before the broken end there are striations in a chevron pattern that wrap around the flute. There is a large crack running from side to side, with a large chip missing from the centre.

Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining, There are two complete perforations and two partial perforations along the top, and one partial perforation at one end.

Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. This fragment could be a toggle. There are no perforations, and both ends are finished.

Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. There is a single perforation at the end. At the far end to the perforation there are striations in a "V" pattern.

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends.

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment. There are no perforations. This could be a fragment of a flute. Both ends are finished.

Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. One end finished, the other broken. There are no perforations.

Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. Broken at both ends. There are striations on the surface at one end.