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Complete patu onewa. Ornamental grooves and drilled perforation on butt. Some chipping on edges of blade.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt has a circular perforation with lines carved below this. The patu has a portion missing from the butt and side of blade.

Complete patu onewa, with no tau. Drill perforation present. Blade has moderate chipping along one edge. Patu is present in two pieces which have been glued back together very deftly. Butt has ornamental grooves across the top.

Complete wahaika rakau. It has a circular perforation that has been drilled and has a string tau. The head has carvings in the shape of a head with shell inlays for the eyes on both sides. It also has carvings on one side of the handle with shell inlays. Carvings run across the top of the butt until an overlapping notch on the other side. Both sets of carvings have chipped out gaps. It is well polished.

Complete patiti with iron axe-head and wooden handle. Surface of the handle is smooth. The butt flares out slightly, with a flattened edge and a straight drilled perforation. Sides of the handle are reduced at the distal end, where the axe-head is attached. Surface of the axe-head is somewhat rusted, with a stamp mark on one side. Blade flares out with a curved, sharp cutting edge.

Broken patu onewa, handle and part of blade present. There is an incomplete perforation at the handle that has been drilled from both sides. The butt of the handle is carved, oval in shape, with three grooves on each side and top ridge at the top. Surface is ground.

Complete patu onewa. Long, narrow blade with a longitudinal ridge. Pronounced shoulders where the blade meets the handle. Handle flares out at the butt, with a perforation drilled from both sides. Sides of the butt are squared off and the proximal edge has a broken perforation.

complete, everything in place, no Tau. This Patu is in very good condition. On one side it is cracked along the blade, it has a small hole along that crack near the bottom. The crack has been fixed with adhesive. At the butt of the patu there are markings, Reke, that surround the hole for the tau.

Partially complete patu onewa or adze, with all remaining except butt of handle and top of blade. Cut mark at neck of handle, and wear present around edges. Paint speckles present on one side.

Cast of a patu onewa. Painted mid-grey on one side and black on the other. Butt flares out slightly on each side. Shoulders where the butt meets the blade. About mid-way down the blade, one side tapers in to the distal end. The other side of the blade is straight.

Broken patu onewa, handle remaining. There is a wide knob at the end of the handle. Surface is bruised.

Fragment of a patu onewa, handle remaining. There is also a large chip near the suspension hole, it has also taken off a little patterning at the top. Ornamental grooves on the butt.