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Broken cast of a patu, blade remaining. Painted dark brown. Cross section is rectangular with rounded edges on the blade and rounded at the handle. Geometric carvings and spirals cover blade; remaining portion of the handle is undecorated.

Cast of a patu onewa. Painted dark grey. Slightly tapered toward the butt, with a perforation that was drilled from both sides. No shoulders where the handle meets the blade. Blade is relatively narrow.

Broken patu onewa, most of blade and handle remaining. Drill mark in an hourglass shape at the butt, where there was once a perforation. Broken on one side and on blade edge.

Complete patu onewa. Ornamental grooves and drilled perforation on butt. Some chipping on edges of blade.

Broken curved fishhook point, in two pieces. Notches on the external side of base, with a downward barb just above the notches. There is a small internal barb opposite. There is a broken internal barb halfway. Distal tip is chipped.

Very large composite fishhook without a point. Wooden shank is curved with geometric carvings and two human faces near the head. Along the base, there are shark and fish, one being chased by a bird and others following a fishing lure pulled by figures in a boat. Twisted muka lashings at the point end and at the head, with a very thick plaited cord attached.

Wooden maul or ta. Burnt across full length of handle through to shoulder. Handle tapers gently from shoulder to rounded proximal end. Pieces broken off handle on two sides.

Complete one-piece fishhook point, manufactured from an iron nail. Nail head present at shank.

Wooden pōito (net float). Crescent-shaped. Painted black on the top and bottom and red along one side edge. Muka cord lashed to a perforation at the proximal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green in colour. Heart-shaped, modern design with a metal ring through the suspension hole, which has been drilled from both sides. Reduced at the centre of the proximal end.

Complete koropepe pendant, carved on both sides. Kawakawa variety of pounamu, mid-green in colour. Surface is ground. Body is curved in a spiral, with a perforation at the centre. Face at the proximal end, with a mouth indicated by a notch and eyes filled with red sealing wax. Suspension hole at the back of the head, drilled from both sides.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt has a circular perforation with lines carved below this. The patu has a portion missing from the butt and side of blade.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with flaking on back, sides, and front end of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. Chipped on proper right side.

Piece of kawakawa pounamu in the process of being made into three pendants. Dark green with light green flecks and black inclusions. Surface is polished. Sawing marks along one side edge, curved and rounded on the other side edge. Two grooves running the length of the pendant on one side, outlining the partially-sawn pendants. Two suspension holes at the proximal end, each one drilled from both sides.

Complete kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak). Flax body in whatu rua, 2 pair twining, aho 1cm apart, whenu - 5 per cm. Covered with brown kiwi feathers, groups of 3 feathers worked into both rows of twining. Twisted muka fibre border and ties at the top.

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is mostly ground with some flaking and bruising. The butt is undifferentiated. The poll is either damaged or unfinished. The bevel is small and demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is sharp and curved, with a large chip to the proper left side. The front of the blade tapers towards the cutting edge, and the sides widen towards the middle, then taper towards the poll.

Broken adze Cross section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front and back, while the surface of the sides is rough where broken. Large portion of butt missing, no obvious differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel demarcated by a curved line. Large portion of cutting edge missing, but remaining cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete adze Cross section is rectangular. Surface is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. No bevel. Cutting edge is oblique and dull.

Complete adze Cross section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except for proper right area of blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with a large chip missing from the proper left side.