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Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt oval. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Butt demarcated by a ridge. Sides also slightly reduced. 3 lugs on poll end. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is blunt and curved. Chipped on proper left side.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and flaked. "Sth.Canterbury" inscription on front

Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite, possibly a pendant. One side exhibits inanga variety and other side totoweka variety pounamu; the split runs diagonally through the middle. Surface is ground smooth with some bruising and flaking. Proximal end has a small projection which is notched on each side at the base for suspension. Distal end resembles a fish tail, curved to one side with a notch at the distal edge.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with sawing marks on proper left side and front left side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp, with large flake missing from proper right side. "S.Canty." inscription on front

Complete adze. Mid green pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, but has been mostly flaked away. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp. "S.Canty." inscription on front

Complete adze. Dark green and brown pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked. Differentiation between butt and blade on the proper right side; side and front reduced to form a shoulder. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Sth. Canty." inscription on front

Complete adze, broken in two near the shoulders and glued back together. White and light grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with sawing marks on both sides. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and proper left side reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Sth. Canterbury." inscription

Large curved cloak pin made from bone. Surface has been polished.