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Complete fishhook point, barbed and curved, with notches at base.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back on lower blade, bruised on sides, upper blade and back, with some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Taieri Beach" written in pencil on back.

Complete kahu huruhuru. The garments kaupapa (main body) is muka (flax fibres), the surface is covered with scattered, multicoloured feathers. There are two main vetical lines of solid feathers. In the centre of the kaupapa is a T shaped block of dark grey and orange feathers. The kaupapa is edged in a solid lines of feathers and a 2 ply red and green woolen whiri (plait). This same wool edging is used as the weft line across the top seam and as two 3 ply whiri extensions from the top seam creating ties. The top corners have cream fringing. A linen and velcro attachment has been sewn along the back of the top seam using cotton.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front and back of adze is ground, sides are rougher. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides heavily reduced, flaring out at the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line, and is slightly concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced. 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.

Complete adze. Green stone. Cross-section is a half-circle. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Kete Muka (Wall Pocket). Woven from undyed muka using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Kaupapa (body) decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch pattern work) and some whenu (warps) are loosely woven to add decoration. Muka (Flax fiber) cord is looped through weft stitches along the body to add a swirling decorative element. Two muka tassels attached to muka cords constructed using the miro (rolling) technique feature on the front and back . Outer edge frill work is woven independently and sewn to the item with thread.

Kete Muka (Wall Pocket) With closing flap/lid. Woven from undyed muka using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Kaupapa (body) decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch pattern work) and some whenu (warps) are loosely woven to add decoration. Muka (Flax fiber) cord is looped through weft stitches along the body to add a swirling decorative element. Two muka tassels attached to muka cords constructed using the miro (rolling) technique feature on the front with two similar cords without tassels on the lower front. Outer edge frill work is woven independently and sewn to the item with thread.

Kete Muka (Tea Cosy). Woven from undyed muka using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Kaupapa (body) decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch pattern work) and some whenu (warps) are loosely woven to add decoration. Muka (Flax fibre) cord is looped through weft stitches along the body to add a swirling decorative element. Two muka tassels attached to muka cords constructed using the miro (rolling) technique feature on the front and back . Outer edge frill work is woven independently and sewn to the item with thread.

Complete one-piece fishhook point.

Complete metal flounder spear point. The point is bent at a near 90 degree angle on the proximal end. There is a barb at the distal end.

Complete loop of 21 glass trade beads of varying colours and sizes, but all small. There is one yellow bead, five mid red beads, four dark blue beads, two mid green beads, two mid blue beads, four light blue beads, one dark green bead, and two white beads.

Complete minnow lure shank. Dark green and black pounamu, ground smooth. Triangular cross section. Perforation at the head, drilled from both sides. Head comes to a point. Tapers toward the base, which has cut marks on one side and a flattened reduction on the top edge.

Complete hammerstone with usewear along the surface.

Large slab of sandstone with a broad flat surface, used as a grindstone.

Adze roughout. Mid grey in colour. Surface is flaked. Cross section is irregular. Sides taper to the poll. Cutting edge is unfinished. There are possibly remnants of red ochre/kokowai on the blade.

Rough out The cross-section is triangular with apex to front at the butt. Asymmetrical at the blade. The surface is mostly flake scars. No distinction between butt and blade. No distinction between butt and blade.

Adze roughout. Dark grey in colour. Cross section is irregular. Surface is flaked. Large flake broken off at the back of the butt and at the back of the blade (bevel is not present). Tapers to the poll. Cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Rough out The cross-section asymmetrical. The surface is mostly flake scars. No distinction between butt and blade. No distinction between butt and blade.

Reconstructed silcrete core with individual blades and flakes glued back together. Light grey and light brown in colour.