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Mostly complete patu paraoa, broken at the butt and heavily weathered on the blade edges and back side. Front surface is smooth. Butt is broken with a projection remaining on one side, possibly the remains of a broken perforation. Pronounced shoulders where the handle meets the blade. Decorative ridges and grooves at the proximal end of the blade. There is a projection on the proper right side with a small perforation drilled from both sides; left side also appears to have had a similar projection which has broken off.

Kete Muka woven from natural muka (flax fiber) using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Cast on using decorative looped whenu (strands). The body of this kete is decorated with whenu (strands) left loose in order to give a ruffled decorative effect. Muka cord formed using the miro (rolling) technique has been added as handles. Frill work woven outer edge.

This Kete is unusual due to the orientation of the feathers, which is upside down when compared to most kete huruhuru. One side features native orange tipped kaka feathers with intermittent kereru feathers featured throughout. The opposite side predominantly seems to be woven using primarily duck feathers of varying species. The cast on for this kete is also unusual, as it appears to have used a base cord for the brim, where whenu (warps) have been attached by creating a loop and pulling the tail ends through. The muka for this kete is dyed black, most likely using paru (iron rich mud) which is beginning to show signs of breakdown. The yellow dye is most likely achieved using raurekau/kanono bark.

Pounamu pendant. Mid-green with black inclusions. Surface is ground. Broken suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end. Tapering to a point at the distal end.

Broken (Cutting edge, bevel and part of the blade present) Trapezoidal, back narrower than the front. The surface is ground. The butt is missing. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete bone pendant with suspension hole. Slightly curved at both ends

complete roughly trapezoidal, back narrower than the front. Narrows in the sides from blade towards the poll. The surface is ground, with few flakes/chips. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is flat and distinguishable from the blade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge us straight and oblique, and sharp. Faint ditch or gutter? Running lengthways down the front of the blade

Complete kinked bone pendant. Knob at proximal end on the side of the suspension hole.

Broken, Missing most of the proper left side. The proper right remains damaged, but with some of all elements present. too damaged to comment. The surface is ground, with significant chips. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. Only a tiny slither of bevel remains, however it appears to be curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Broken (Proper right side elements including blade, bevel and cutting edge is present) Probably rectangular (proper left side is missing). The surface is ground with some chips/flakes. The butt is missing. The bevel is curved and distinguishable with the lade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Broken, blade, butt and part of the bevel is present. Very roughly rectangular, but fairly irregular. Narrows in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground with chips. Saw mark on the proper left side. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel appears curved (only some of the bevel is present) and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing.

complete Very roughly oval. The surface is mostly bruised but with some grinding and minor flake scars. Narrows in the sides towards the poll. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. the bevel is curved, concave, and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp but chipped, and irregularly curved to follow the bevel.

broken (Butt present) rectangular. The surface is bruised with a ground surface and some flake scars Blade not present. blade, bevel and cutting edge are missing.

Complete straight bone pendant. Notched along sides and tapered to a point at distal end. Knob at proximal end with a small portion chipped off.

Broken (blade, bevel and cutting edge present) rectangular, narrowing in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground. The butt is missing. The bevel is slightly curved and distinguishable from the blade by a slight ridge. The cutting edge curved and oblique, and sharp.

Complete Triangular The surface is ground with bruising around the butt and some flake scars. Minor differentiation between the blade and the butt, a bruised reduction on the front from blade to butt forming a small shoulder. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

complete very roughly rectangular. Narrows in the side towards the poll The surface is ground with some flake scars. No differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with some chips.

Small flute with two perforations. Finished at both ends, though small fragment missing from one end. Longitudinal cracks run along tip and bottom, but flute remains whole.

Complete toggle. Finished at both ends. There is a single perforation in the middle. There is a longitudinal crack running on either side of the perforation.

Broken fishhook point, most remaining except part of tip and base. Straight, barbed, and hollow, with notches at base.