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Right femur of a moa. Both proximal and distal ends are weathered and broken. Sediment from the collection site is still attached to the bone in its distal and proximal extremities.

Right femur of a moa. Both proximal and distal ends are weathered and broken. Sediment from the collection site is still attached to the bone in its distal and proximal extremities.

Left femur of a moa. Both proximal and distal ends are weathered and broken. Sediment from the collection site is still attached to the bone in its distal and proximal extremities.

Right femur of a moa. Both proximal and distal ends are weathered and broken. Sediment from the collection site is still attached to the bone in its distal and proximal extremities.

Left femur of a moa. Both proximal and distal ends are weathered and broken. Sediment from the collection site is still attached to the bone in its distal and proximal extremities.

Left femur of a moa. Both proximal and distal ends are weathered and broken. Sediment from the collection site is still attached to the bone in its distal and proximal extremities.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, some bruising around butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming small shoulder. Small ridge at shoulder. Poll end is raised into a single lug. Bevel is demarcated by a very small ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and straight, corners slightly rounded. "Milburn" written on back and front.

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 adze. Black stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the front narrower than the back. Surface is ground with bruising on the butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front of butt reduced to form two ridges; sides of butt slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Lee Stream" inscription.

Incomplete adze, blade and bevel end only. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground, bruised and flaked. There is a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt just before the broken edge. The bevel is made from flake scars and ends in a blunt irregular cutting edge. There is a partially removed piece of paper on the back that reads: "From Lake Wanak- given by Rukitap- - Port Molyneux" and another on the proper right side of the blade that reads: "Dr Hocken's Collection."

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 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 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 argillite knife. Surface is grounded on both sides. Cutting edge is blunt and curved with bevel present on both surfaces. Haft end is tapered.

Complete patu onewa. Notched knobs and shallow groove on top of butt. Drilled perforation. Ridge running along the centre of the length of the blade on both sides. Faint spirals on both sides of the blade. Two grooves on blunt blade edge.

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.

Six light brown moa feathers stored in glass, recovered from the three ply braid of a kakahu.

Fragment of woven harakeke (flax). Woven with undyed fine whenu (strands) using a takitahi (over one, under one) pattern. Tapiki (finish) along three side edges fits techniques used to complete whariki (mat) edges. Fine remnants of hukahuka (tags) woven from two ply muka (flax fiber) using the miro (rolling) technique visible towards the centre.

Mostly complete pounamu pendant, small piece broken off suspension hole at the proximal end. Mottled green with black and silver veins. Surface is ground and polished. Lenticular cross section. Internal and external barb, coming to a rounded point at the distal end.

Two complete pounamu pendants, tied together with red cloth. One pendant is dark green, with a ground surface. Oval shape with a lenticular cross section. Indentation on one side edge of the distal end. Suspension hole at the proximal end, but difficult to determine more about it due to cloth. Other pendant is dark green, with a ground surface and a rectangular shape and cross section. Tapered to the proximal end, which has a suspension hole. Distal end is chipped on one side. Cloth is dark red with some light brown on edges. Frayed and tied in several knots.