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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.

Complete patu onewa. Has a rather large piece of the butt missing and the drilled hole is barely there anymore. The stone around it has been smoothed out. Where the handle and blade meet there is a ridge on it. There is minor surface scratches all over it and on one side it is much rougher and chipped. In decent condition.

Incomplete patu onewa, butt and handle present, drilled perforation, no tau. Reduced where the butt meets the handle.

Complete patu paraoa. The length of the blade has deep natural groves. The handle also has a groove through it. The butt has a circular perforation.

Complete patu paraoa. Handle has a circular perforation.

Patu onewa fragment, part of handle remaining. Completely flat on the underside. Carved grooves on one side of butt. Drilled perforation.

Complete tewhatewha. The upper edge of the blade is curved, with a slight slope to it. The lower edge of the blade is curved, with a small perforation near the shaft. The cross-section of the upper shaft is lenticular, becoming circular on the lower. The surface of the tewhatewha is fully carved. The blade has a rauru spiral on either side, with partial spirals filling in gaps around the edges. The shaft of the tewhatewha is carved with three haehae followed by a row of pakati in a variety of patterns; alternating linear then curved as it goes down the tewhatewha. Approximately 40cm from the bottom of the tewhatewha there is a carved face with missing paua shell inlay.

Complete wahaika paraoa. Large perforation through handle, with a widened knob at the proximal end. Cracks in surface of one side.

Complete patu onewa. Surface is ground and pecked. Butt has a knob on the proximal edge and sawn indentations on either side edge. Sawn indentations create shoulders on either side of the handle where it meets the blade. Blade edges are chipped and show signs of usewear.

Complete patu paraoa. Ornamental grooves and circular perforation at butt.

Complete fern root patu rakau. The handle is demarcated by a line and a reduction of the blade. The blade is worn at the tip, with surface cracks across the whole patu.

Complete patu paraoa. Surface is weathered and cracked. Knob at the butt with a projection on one side and a slight indentation on the other. The centre of the handle has two notches on each side. The portion of the handle between these notches and the blade bows out slightly, with diagonal incised marks on the front. Pronounced shoulders where the handle meets the blade.