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Complete adze. Stone. Mid green. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground down front of blade and back, bruised on sides and butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "St Clair" written on front. Stickers on back reads "Found at St Clair." and "Dr. Hocken's Collection."

Complete adze. Light green and black pounamu. Surface is ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. Some reduction near the poll, particularly on the proper right side. Sides and back are slightly tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Leith St Nr. Hanover St. Dunedin" inscription.

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 adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised on the front and sides of the butt. Major differentiation between the butt and blade, with front and sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Kaikourai Mouth" inscription

Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant. Lenticular cross section and shape (tapered at each end). Surface is ground with a large piece broken off on one side. "Anderson's Bay." inscription. Attached sticker reads "John White Collection"

Dark green pounamu hei tiki made using lapidary machinery. Suspension hole at forehead. Head turned towards left with intricate and well-defined facial features. Arms resting on thighs. Legs curved at underneath body. Perforations at arms and legs. Back flat. Front surface highly polished.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Stone. Black, light grey. Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front, becoming more trapezoidal towards blade end. Sides of remaining butt taper towards poll, and front slopes towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "?Duncan Dist" written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal with front narrower than back, cross section of butt is triangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. "Kaikorai Mouth" inscription

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised and ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and flaked, particularly on the proper left side. "Bush above Ravensbourne" inscription

Complete adze. Grey stone. Surface is ground with flaking and bruising on sides. Cross-section is rectangular. Reduction on sides and back where butt meets the blade. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Anderson's Bay" inscription.

Contemporary carved waharoa (gateway) depicting the three waka Uruao, Araiteuru, and Takitimu. The waharoa consists of a centre panel, two exterior side panels, and two interior side panels. Centre panel and exterior side panels are painted in shades of reds, green, yellow, black, and white. Each exterior side panel has a projection depicting a waka prow with a figure in the centre. Four other ancestral figures are carved down the height of the panels, one on top of the other, with geometric shapes on the centre and sides. The centre panel has three ancestral figures carved one on top of the other, with a projection depicting a waka stern. Two ancestral figures stand on either side of the centre piece, amongst geometric shapes representing waves. Two unpainted interior panels are carved from totara with two ancestral figures each, one on top of the other, stands on either side of the interior frame. The figures have paua shell eyes, projecting tongues, and are holding hoe (waka paddles

Incomplete adze - blade remaining. Rectangular Ground with flaking to cutting edge and minor flaking on sides. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by very faint horizontal line across blade. Cutting edge is straight with right side proper corner chipped off.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. The surface is ground, with bruising on the proper left. There are sawing marks on the proper right. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt, with tapering towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a concave wearing and curved line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, with chipping.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back, with some flaking on proper left side. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Partial sticker on front reads "Part of Maori A[?]e found N.E[?]..D.S. M[?] Esq.". "N E Valley" written on front.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some bruising on back and flaking on front. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, and cutting is sharp and curved, lightly chipped on proper left. "Wakari" written on front.

Complete adze. Light grey stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides are tapered towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked, particularly on the proper left side. "Black Jack's PT" and "Ravensbourne" inscriptions.

Worked carved bone figure in two pieces, use unknown. Each piece has a pair of spiral carvings. One also has facial features above the spirals, and the edge is rounded at the top of the head. The other piece has two straight carvings on one end of the spirals, possibly indicating legs and toes; one side of this piece has broken off and been glued back together.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu. Cross-section is trapezoidal. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Major reduction on the proper left side of the butt; front is tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and flaked. "Ravensbourne" inscription.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked. Reduction on sides of the butt, tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge edge has been flaked away. "Green Island" inscription.

Complete adze. Light brown stone. Rectangular cross-section. Surface is ground and bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade and slightly concave. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Green Island" inscription.