Whakarite kai

Complete sinker with a faint transverse lashing groove.

Broken slate knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded on one side and bruised on the other. Cutting edge is sharp an curved.

Broken sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Broken segment of slate knife, no discernable edges. Both surfaces are bruised. Hole drilled through knife in one corner

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete punga. The cross-section is irregular, sides smoothed and rounded. There is a large , off-centre perforation.

Very large composite fishhook without a point. Wooden shank is curved with geometric carvings and two human faces near the head. Along the base, there are shark and fish, one being chased by a bird and others following a fishing lure pulled by figures in a boat. Twisted muka lashings at the point end and at the head, with a very thick plaited cord attached.

Broken slate knife, distal end remaining. Surface is grounded on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete tatā (waka bailer) made of dark brown rimu. Surface is smooth with chisel marks evident. The curved handle protrudes over the scoop, with a facial carving on the butt consisting of spirals and notches and two perforations. A stump on the interior of the scoop below the handle indicates that there had once been a support bar projecting from the underside of the handle which has since been sawn off. There is another carving at the base of the handle and at the back of the scoop with koru, spiral, and notch patterns. The interior and exterior of the scoop are undecorated.

Complete tatā (canoe bailer). Light brown rimu wood. Surface is worked smooth but with wood grain still evident. Handle is straight with a carved face at the butt (browline, bulbous eyes, and nose are indicated). Style departs from traditional design with handle at back, indicates European influence. A chip is missing from centre edge of pouring edge.