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Complete adze. Light brown stone. Surface is bruised and ground. Sides and front of the butt are reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is not present due to flaking. Cutting edge is straight and flaked. "Henley" inscription. Attached sticker reads "Dr. Hocken's Collection."

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 stone chisel. Dark grey. Surface is ground. Cross section is circular at the butt and rectangular at the blade. Front is slightly reduced with a ridge on the front where the butt meets the blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Black and dark brown stone. Surface is bruised on the back and butt and ground on the front of the blade. Cross-section is rectangular. Sides of the butt are reduced to form shoulders and front is tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge has been broken away, but appears to have been ground into a blunt edge. "Henley" inscription. Attached sticker reads "Found at Henley, 1895"

Complete adze. Light grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. Differentiation between butt and blade, with the sides of the butt reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge has been broken off. "Henley" inscription.

Complete argillite adze. Cross-section is rectangular, sides slightly bowed. Surface is mostly ground, with some flaking. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced towards poll end. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some flaking throughout, particularly on the front proper left side. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Taki Taki Tao. Henley" inscription.

Brown Kete Muka possibly dyed using tanekaha bark and a white ash mordant. Short fringe, made with double pair twining, attached to side edges and base on front and back. Warps held together with double pair twining. Patterned in regular manner. Alternate rows of cross stitch (based on eight warp unit) and alternate verticle stripes natural and brown. No handles.