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Complete patu onewa. Long, narrow blade with a longitudinal ridge. Pronounced shoulders where the blade meets the handle. Handle flares out at the butt, with a perforation drilled from both sides. Sides of the butt are squared off and the proximal edge has a broken perforation.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. The cross section of the blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground, with bruising and chipping on the front and down the sides. Butt not present. Undifferentiated bevel but sides start to taper before break. Sawing mark down proper left side.

Complete patu onewa. Ornamental incised marks on one side of the butt and on the proximal edge. Butt is squared off with indentation on either side edge. Perforation on handle drilled from both sides. Natural flaws in the stone running longitudinally along the blade and handle.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with bevel on both surfaces. Haft end is flat. Broken in two pieces and gluded back together.

Complete wooden bowl. Oval shaped. Flattened at the bottom. Sides flare out with a pouring spout 28mm wide one end, small perforated knob at other end. Several other perforations and drill marks at rim of knobbed end, as well as a chip that has been broken off and glued back on. Rim is broken on one side.

Complete patu-aruhe (fern root beater). The cross section is lenticular. The blade narrows to the handle. There is no grip at the poll. The tip of the blade is curved and blunt. There are two small holes, one on each side of the blade.