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Complete pouwhenua. Dark brown wood with a smooth, polished surface. Tapering to a dull point at the proximal end. About one-third of the way from the proximal end is a spiral and diamond-like carving on both sides. Blade flares out, with a ridge running lengthwise and a triangular distal edge. Cross section of the blade is a flattened diamond.

Broken patu onewa, butt and part of handle remaining. Ornamental grooves around top of butt. Small drill mark on one side of butt (incomplete perforation).

Complete patu paraoa with cut out perforation on the handle. Butt is triangular in shape and has carved (reke) out horizontal grooves. Underside of blade has cracks running along the surface of the blade on an angle. Minor chips and scratching are also present over the blade surface. The opposite side of blade has bruising/porous like markings over the surface, and a crack running from blade side edge down to mid-point of blade at the bottom portion. Small chips present around the blades point edge too.

Complete patu onewa, with no tau. Drill perforation present. Butt has knobs protruding from the sides. Patu is bruised all over and there is moderate chipping along bottom of blade edge.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt has a circular perforation with lines carved below this.

Complete Patu Onewa with smooth finish on surfaces. Lip/ridge at neck of handle. Was broken towards top of blade but has been glued back together. Wear and chipping to butt of handle and edges of blade.

Fragment of a patu onewa, part of handle and proximal part of the blade remaining. Broken at the butt, with evidence of a perforation remaining.

Broken patu paraoa, blade remaining. Bone is very worn, and sides of blade are chipped.

Complete patu onewa. Dark grey and black stone. Surface is ground with chipping at the distal edge of the blade. Perforation on the handle is drilled from both sides. Ornamental grooves on the butt.

Whalebone kotiate/club. Fairly short handle and kotiate has good balance. Proximal end of handle has manaia head design turned sideways. Red sealing wax - eyes are a browny/orange colour. Just below the eye is a fairly straight drilled hole with white string tied through it. One small rounded hole on each side of lobe which are not cut out.

Complete patu paraoa with drilled perforation on butt. Butt portion appears curved in shape and has carved (reke) rounded grooves. Surface of blade has cracks running vertically down the blade, with cuts and scratching visible. Most if not all of the cut markings are running horizontally or on an angle.

Butt only. Projections at either side perforation - asymmetric and distal end serrated around outside. Skinner comments that shape of butt protuberances suggest animal form. Handle - oval in cross section with perforate form both front and back. Scratched Patu onewa fragment, butt and part of handle present. Drill perforation, no tau. Butt triangular with serrated edges. Handle split lengthwise.