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Dark wooden tewhatewha. Two perforations on the blade. Chips broken off of proximal end. Handle broadens about halfway down. Tapers at the base, with a gold metal hooped nail at the end.

Broken patu onewa, butt remaining. Four ornamental grooves with a drilled perforation and no tau. Broken at the perforation.

Complete patu paraoa. Patu is complete, but very chipped around sides of the blade. Sides taper on the handle, and then flare at the butt to form a knob. Surface is smooth on one side, and rough on the other.

Broken patu onewa, perforated proximal portion of the handle remaining, previously broken and glued back together.

Broken patu paraoa, portion of handle and butt remaining.

Complete patu paraoa. The handle that attaches to the blade has been previously broken, it is affixed with an adhesive. The Butt of the weapon has also been previously damaged and has been glued back on. Over the broken areas a white/beige coloured paint has been applied. On the underside of the Patu it is quite hollow, due to the natural structure of the bone.

Complete wahaika made of wood. Notch on one side of blade. Carved figure protruding from upper blade, creating two perforations. Figure has carved tattoo marks on body. Carved face on butt, with one perforation at the base of the head and another perforation created from its open mouth.

Incomplete patu paraoa with no perforation. Butt and handle portion are missing from the patu. Surface has substantial cracking, scratching and chipping. Edges of blade also have chipping. Underside of the patu has a deep impression to the side of the blade, as-well as four other major chips primarily to the sides (light portions). Substantial cracking is also present on the underside.

Cast of patu onewa. Sides reduced where blade meets handle, forming a shoulder.

Broken patu onewa, blade remaining. There is chipping and a green substance (wax or glue?) at the broken top of the blade and at the end.

Complete mere pounamu. There are five grooves on each side of the knob on the handle (proximal) ends. There are fainter grooves on either side across the perforation, which is offset since the two drill holes were not in line from either side. The distal end is rounded and sharp.

Complete patu onewa, with drill perforation. Butt curves inwards at the top. One side of the blade's edge has moderate chipping, with minor chipping along the rest of the lower edges.