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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.

Complete adze. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Proper left front corner of poll reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Pounamu. Dark green and green. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is edge is sharp and curved, corners angled.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides of the butt are reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Taieri Hds." inscription.

Broken adze with the blade remaining. Rectangular. The surface is mostly bruised but the front is ground with some flaking. The back has some ground areas. The butt is not present. The bevel is demarcated but a slight line at the chin. The cutting edge is moderately sharp and slightly curved; the proper right side is more predominantly curved upwards.

Multiple hukahuka (tags) constructed with the two ply miro (rolling) technique. Dyed black with paru.

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is minor differentiation as the front of the butt reduces towards the poll. The sides also reduce slightly inwards. There is some flaking on the butt. The surface of the bevel is flaked and this indicates the change from blade to bevel. The cutting edge is curved and blunt with flaking along it. On the proper left hand side there is an significant chip.

Broken knife. Surface is grounded on one side, and grounded and bruised on the other. Cutting edge is not present. Haft end is curved. Bevel on one side of the haft the haft and lateral margins.

Complete adze with part of the bevel missing on proper right side. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface of the butt is bruised and the surface of the blade is mainly ground with some flaking on the back. There is minor differentiation as the back side of the butt tapers in towards the front side at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with a few minor chips on the proper left hand side and a large chunk missing on the proper right hand side.

Complete adze. The cross-section is oval. The butt is bruised while the blade and the bevel are ground. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade with shoulders and sides that slightly taper towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade and is curved. The cutting edge is mainly straight with curved ends, sharp and has a chip on the proper right side of the cutting edge.

Complete adze. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface on the front is mainly bruised with some ground areas while the surface of the back is mainly ground with the butt and sides have flaking. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, the sides taper towards the poll. The blade is demarcated by an oblique line at the chin and is curved. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken adze with most of the blade remaining. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mainly ground with flaking where the butt is missing and on the proper right side of the bevel. The butt is not present. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line at the chin and curved. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved but chipped on the proper right side.

Complete adze. The cross-section is lenticular. The surface is bruised. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade with raised shoulders and the sides taper towards the poll. The poll has a small chip on the proper left hand side. The bevel is bruised and demarcated by a minor ridge at the chin. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Complete adze. Sandstone. Light grey, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Brown staining on back near bevel. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, oblique. "Taieri." written on back.