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Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Side hafted adze. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade - proper right side heavily reduced, leaving a handle like shape on proper left of adze. 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. Large chips along edge.

Complete wooden adze haft. Large crack on handle. Knob at the butt of the handle. Platform for attachment of adze previously had raised sides, now broken off and flat.

Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with sawing marks on proper right side. Front and sides of butt are slightly reduced, especially on proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Pelichet Bay" inscription.

Centre of a fishhook tab, showing drill work around edges.

Broken fishhook point, lower remaining, notches on external side of base. Bone is burnt.

Kete Whiri (bag with a central braid). Woven with a combination of takitahi (over one, under one) and takirua (over two, under two) patterns. The bottom of this kete is made by braiding strands into a whiri (braid). Weaving is then extended from either side which forms the base. The bag was then woven from the bottom up before being completed in an internal three ply whiri (braid) around the rim. Two four ply round whiri (braids) have been added as handles. Inside the bag is a segment of weaving with decorative florishes.

Complete piupiu with degradation at the waistband. The flax tags are scraped and unscraped, forming decorative horizontal bands. The first and third rows of exposed flax have been dyed with a dark dye. The tags are accompanied by six twisted whenu (strand) decorations which originally ended in tassels. Two tassels remain. The waistband is approximately 4cm wide with two weft rows. There is remnants of a blue dye in the waistband. The top of the waistband is whiri (plaited), with the whiri having come loose along the top of the garment. Ties are evident at each end of the waistband, with one ending in a tassel. There are seven loose tags that have come away from the garment accompanying the object.

Complete piupiu. Flax tags are attached to an approximately 11cm deep waistband. The tags have been sporadically scraped and dyed with paru. The scraped areas form three distinct motifs: lines, dashes and diamonds. From the waistband the motifs repeat in the pattern line, dashes, diamonds, dashes, line. The waistband has a tāniko design of alternating pātikitiki (diamonds) and stars. The waistband is formed of wool with a flax edging along the top. This edge extends to form ties at each end. Each tie has a knot in it.

Two poi woven from raupo (bullrush) wrapped longitudinally. One poi secured with muka (flax fiber) cord. The other secured with muka cord in two places (70mm apart). Twisted natural coloured muka cord inserted with a knot at the end.

Two poi woven from raupo (bullrush) wrapped longitudinally. Both secured with harakeke (flax) in two places (10mm apart). Natural muka (flax fiber) cord formed via the miro (rolling) technique inserted with both poi tied together via a knot at the end.

Two poi woven from raupo (bullrush) wrapped longitudinally. One poi secured with muka (flax fiber) cord. The other secured with muka cord in two places (10mm apart). Twisted natural coloured muka cord inserted with a knot at the end.

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 adze. Grey and brown stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides are tapered towards the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and blunt. "Near Black Jack's Point, Ravensbourne" and "A2" inscriptions.

Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. Back of the adze is reduced where the butt meets the blade. Front and back both have a bevel; front bevel is demarcated by a line, back bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Pelichet Bay" inscription.

Complete bone pendant in the shape of a fishhook shank. Two knobs at head and slightly curved toward base. Internal bone structure is visible throughout.