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Complete wooden bowl. Oval shaped. Flattened at the bottom. Sides flare out with a pouring spout 28mm wide one end, small perforated knob at other end. Several other perforations and drill marks at rim of knobbed end, as well as a chip that has been broken off and glued back on. Rim is broken on one side.

Small wooden bowl. Oval shaped. Base rounded externally and internally. Flares to rim with sides lower than each end. Undecorated. No handles. Rim broken in parts.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded and flaked on one side, and grounded and burised on the other. Cutting edge is sharp, curved and chipped, with bevel on both surfaces. Haft is curved.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on both sides, with flake scars on one surface. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved. Haft is slightly curved.

Complete hue (gourd container or calabash). Dark brown in colour. Elongated shape with a bulbous base and a curved narrow neck. Irregular hole on one side of the neck base. Cracked throughout the surface of the base.

Complete patu aruhe (fern root beater). Handle has a circular cross-section. End of handle is pointed. There is a shoulder between handle and beater end. Cross-section of beater end is lenticular, with one side more rounded. The distal end of the beater is blunt and flat. There are cracks on the flatter side of beater end.

Kete Muka (Wall Pocket) woven from natural muka (flax fibre). Woven using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). The kaupapa (body) of this kete is decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch) patterns, whenu (strands) have also been left loose in order to give a ruffled decorative effect. Muka thread has also been looped through ara (wefts) in order to create twirled frills along six wefts. Frill work woven edge. Two muka cords made via miro (rolling) technique adorn each side of the pocket opening, both have tassels attached.

Kete woven from natural muka (flax fiber). Woven using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). The kaupapa (body) of this kete is decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch) patterns forming triangular shape in centre and loose warps ('ruffles') surrounding triangle. Back is undecorated, with weft rows further apart, except for four rows which are visible from front. Double pocketed. Frill work woven edge. Three ply whiri of flax have been added to act as handles.

Complete tatā (canoe bailer). Oval in outline and shallow. Finely carved and worn through use to a fine polish. The bailer was possibly made with stone tools. It is made from the wood of totara (Podocarpus totara) cut at an angle to the grain from a large diameter trunk. Carved proximal end features double tongue with a double manaia forming mouth. A classic Kai Tahu pakura design is featured on the lips and nose. Handle also adorned with head. The distal end of the bailer is chipped. Repair visible on back. There is a groove down the centre back.

Broken patu aruhe (fern root beater), distal end broken and jagged. The surface of the beater is covered with deep cracks, there is a large fragment missing from one side near the shoulder. Cross-section of beater and handle are circular.

Large wooden kumete in the form of a kuri (Polynesian dog). Mid brown in colour. The four legs of the kuri serve as a pedestal on which the bowl rests. The head and tail project out on two sides to serve as handles. Most of the exterior surface is carved in a rauponga (ridge and triangular notch) and rauru (double spiral) pattern. The eyes have paua shell inlays. The interior of the bowl is oval shaped and undecorated, with adze marks visible.

Mostly complete slate knife, large chip in blade missing. Cutting edge is blunt with a slight bevel present on both sides. Surface is ground on both sides with some bruising present on one side. Slight usewear at one end of blade, haft is sawn flat.