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Kete woven from undyed harakeke (flax). This kete has been woven initially as a flat piece in a takirua (over two, under two) pattern, with the base being woven together after the initial weaving. The kete was then inverted to hide the base join internally. It has been finished with a tapiki (finish) where the whenu have been folded internally before being trimmed. X2 four ply round whiri (braids) have been introduced to act as handles.

Complete patu onewa, with no tau. Drill perforation present. Butt has knobs protruding from the sides. Patu is bruised all over and there is moderate chipping along bottom of blade edge.

Fragment "A" of kete woven from harakeke (flax) using fine whenu (strands). Kaupapa (body) woven using takirua pattern. Sewn together along one edge with muka (flax fibre) cord twined to tapiki (finish) another edge. Fragment "B" of kete woven from harakeke (flax) using fine whenu (strands). Kaupapa (body) woven using takirua pattern. Muka (flax fibre) cord twined to tapiki (finish) opening with remaining whenu untrimmed as a decorative element. Fragments of muka cord made using the miro (rolling) technique remain.

Piece of whale baleen found housed in a kete pingao. Appears unworked with natural delamination.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surfaces of front blade and bevel are ground. All other surfaces are bruised, with some flaking. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced, front slopes down to poll. Poll flaked so it angles down. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp, chip on proper right side of cutting edge. Central Otago written on front and back.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid-green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces of lower blade are ground, flaked on upper blade and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, which is pointed. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. Central Otago written on front.

Multiple fragments of unworked bird skin and attached brown to black feathers. Found in a shelter at the Talla burn and Clutha river junction with a wooden box containing Huia and Kaka feathers.

Fragments of fine kete woven using the takitoru pattern. The upper edge of the largest fragment features remnants of unique woven triangles as a decorative element below a finely woven tapiki (finish) featuring a three ply whiri (braid) looped as possible handles. Other fragments contain remnants of muka cord

Piece of kōkōwai wrapped in three layers of kete and kelp. Kōkōwai rests on a bed of feathers and soft fibre and is imprinted with fibre remnants of inner kete. Kete is plaited in over-one, under-one twill, with narrow strands of unscraped plant material. Middle layer is a piece of rigid kelp. Outer layer is a larger, more complete woven piece of kete, curled at the edges and quite rigid, plaited around one edge.

Piece of kōkōwai wrapped in three layers of kete and kelp. Kōkōwai rests on a bed of feathers and soft fibre and is imprinted with fibre remnants of inner kete. Kete is plaited in over-one, under-one twill, with narrow strands of unscraped plant material. Middle layer is a piece of rigid kelp. Outer layer is a larger, more complete woven piece of kete, curled at the edges and quite rigid, plaited around one edge.

Broken bowl, base and two intact sides remaining. Shaped to a point a one end, squared at other end. Base flat externally and internally. Intact side straight. There is a small rectangular projection 15 mm long below rim on straight end. At the pointed end there is a small perforation through the base.

complete Oval butt with a trapezoidal blade The surface is ground with bruising up the sides and on the front of the butt, with minor flaking at the poll. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, with a slight reduction from the blade to butt on the sides and front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The bevel is curved. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped.

complete. Rectangular. The surface is ground, with slight flaking. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, sides reduced in a shallow curve, flaring out at the butt to be wider than than the cutting edge. The bevel is continuous with blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Nevis, Central Otago" written on front and back.

Complete slate knife. Cutting edge is blunt and chipped. Surface is bruised and flaked at the haft. Usewear is present across one surface, bevel present on medial portion of other side.

Complete slate knife. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Surface is ground with some flaking present. Slight bevel present on both sides of cutting edge. Usewear is present on surface, especially near haft.

Mostly complete slate knife, reduced and flaked on both sides of the haft. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Surface is ground and bruising is present near the haft. Flaking on the proximal end of haft is present. Very slight bevel is present at cutting edge.

Complete stone tool, possibly drill point. Cross-section is rectangular, and reduced on one side of the proximal end. The sides taper evenly to a point at the distal end, with retouch along the lateral margins. The surface is ground towards the distal end. The tip is slightly curved.

Worked stone tool. Grey stone - schistose. Diamond shaped in cross-section. Tapers to a point at distal end. It is bifacial, bilaterally worked and bilaterally reduced 88mm from proximal end.

Complete adze. Triangular cross-section at the butt, quadrangular at the blade. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the front and sides of the butt. There is a shoulder and a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is narrow and sharp. There is a blue half circle sticker adhered to the back of the butt under the accession number.

Complete hoe (paddle). The shaft has a circular grip. The throat has an ornamental split of the shaft connecting the shaft to blade. The tip of the blade has a knob at the point.