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Worked pounamu, possible broken adze. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the back, proper left side and butt. There is minor demarcation of the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The poll has a bevel on the front. This bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge has been worked to the flat side, with a concave wearing in the centre of the edge. The cutting edge side has sharp corners.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular, sides slightly rounded. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Present on front and back; Otekaike River Oamaru.

Complete adze. Stone. Black, light brown. Cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Cross-section of upper blade is triangular with apex to front, widening out to trapezoidal, with front narrower than back towards lower blade. Surface of lower blade is ground, bruised on all other surfaces. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front heavily reduced forming large shoulder. Ridge at poll end of butt, after which butt slopes down towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper right side. Small sticker on poll; "E.171.8 / Duntroon / H. Uttley".

Rourou (food bowl). Woven with ten whenu (strands) of harakeke (flax) from the centre outwards in a takitahi pattern. Completed by trimming left over whenu on the interior with outer whenu tucked back into the weave of the bowl. Tied with a small piece of harakeke to secure. Four whenu are woven into a round four ply whiri (plait) used to make a handle. Rourou were frequently constructed as single or limited use items as they were quick and easy to weave.

Paraerae (sandal) woven from harakeke (flax). Two whenu (strands) are overplayed for reinforcement and woven using the takirua (over two, under two) pattern. Braided tapiki (finish) along the heel ends with long harakeke (50mm) added as a cushioning element adhered via looping and threading through wefts. Three ply whiri (braid) woven with muka (flax fiber) is threaded in six loops around the outside of the sandal and a muka cord formed using the miro (rolled) is tied to the side of the sandal.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and front lower blade, flaked on other surfaces with some bruising on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, front and sides tapers towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipping along cutting edge.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on upper blade and butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced after ridge at shoulder until lug at poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Temuka." written on front.

Complete shark's tooth pendant.Two suspension holes at the root, one broken and one complete. Naturally-occurring serrations from the gum line to the tip.

Complete adze. Red stone. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground and bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper toward the poll and poll slopes from proper left downward to proper right. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and blunt with flaking.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground on blade with some bruising on sides and back, bruised on butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip missing from left side of cutting edge.

Distal portion of a broken adze blade. Includes cutting edge and area of bevel. Incomplete adze - blade remaining. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge which is rounded, blunt and chipped.

Broken adze, unknown portion. Stone. Mid green. Cross-section is trapezoidal. Surface is partially ground, rough around broken edges. "W.M" written on sides.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey and mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front, rest of surface is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a small ridge at chin. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip on proper right. 1932 Te MokoMoko A32,97 written front.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey and mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised with some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, possibly unfinished. Cutting edge is blunt and straight. 1932 Te Mokamoka written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front is ground, surface of back is bruised, some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and straight, lightly chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey, light yellow. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground on front and back, bruising and flaking on sides.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey, light grey, mid brown. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front, cross-section widens to rectangular towards bevel. Surface is ground, small flake scars on front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. 1932 Te Mokomoko written on back.

Incomplete, all parts present bar a small chunk chipped off the butt Plano-convex, front flattened. Ground on the front and back, heavily bruised on the sides. no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and distinct from the blade by an faintly visible ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp but very lightly chipped.

Cast of a patu onewa. Painted mid-grey on one side and black on the other. Butt flares out slightly on each side. Shoulders where the butt meets the blade. About mid-way down the blade, one side tapers in to the distal end. The other side of the blade is straight.

Kete Whiri, a basket woven from an internal base whiri (braid). Woven with natural and dyed brown harakeke (flax) in takitahi pattern (over one, under one) with a flat bottom adaptation. Finished with an external whiri (braid) around the brim before whenu (strands) are trimmed. X2 three ply whiri (braids) have been threaded into the weaving to act as handles.