Taoka whakarākei

Worked bone with curved grooves carved on one side. Broken along one edge with small piece broken off and glued back on. Concave profile.

Broken bone pendant. Proximal end is squared off with a suspension hole drilled from each side. Distal end is curved to a point.

Complete soapstone pendant. Light green-brown colour. Oblong shape, slightly tapered at one end, with a square cross section. Surface has been ground. Suspension hole in the centre of the pendant. Four edges have long serrated notches along them.

Nephrite/pounamu hei tiki, kawakawa variety. Light green with bands of black running through back side. Suspension hole at top of the head worn out with a second suspension hole started but unfinished on back side. Head turned to left with defined forehead ridge, eyes, nose and mouth with tongue protruding. Distinctive arms with elbow and hands sitting on hips. Legs ground thinner than rest of body. Three toes on feet and markings on abdomen indicating female. Perforations at the arms and legs.

Broken bone pendant. Missing proximal end above suspension hole. The pendant curves and tapers to a blunt point. The broken suspension point has been drilled from both sides.

Piece of worked bone, probably a pendant or fishhook point. Two perforations at the proximal end. Serrations along one side. Small part of distal end has broken off.

Broken bone comb, three teeth and distal portion of head remaining. Previously broken in four pieces and glued back together. One tooth is broken at about the halfway point. There is a projection at one side of the head, with a notch and a small oval perforation.

Mostly complete inanga pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid green with smoothly ground surface. Wide and rounded at the proximal end with a suspension hole drilled from both sides at the centre. Distal end has an inverted V-shaped projection, one side of which has a small piece broken off. There is a shallow indentation on one edge, just above the intact side of the projection.

Nephrite/pounamu hei tiki, kawakawa variety. Mid green with yellow undertones at the head. Head is large in comparison to the rest of the body and turned to left. Defined forehead ridge, deep-set eyes, double tongue. Suspension hole, drilled from both sides, broken out on top of head. Arms with elbows joined on thighs. Lightly marked three toed legs joined in middle. Profile tapers from proximal end to distal end.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green inanga variety. Surface is ground smooth. Chisel-shaped. Tapering to the proximal end, which has a flat edge and a shallow groove cut around the perimeter for suspension. Distal end is straight and sharp, similar to a cutting edge, with a bevel on each side demarcated by a line.

Complete pounamu pendant. Silvery white, with a small amount of green visible around suspension hole, side edges, and one side of the distal end. Surface has been ground. Cross section is lenticular. Proximal end is squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Two knobs, one on each side of the proximal end. Serrations along both side edges, running the entire length of the pendant. Curved to one side and tapered to a dull point on the distal end. Chip missing out of external side of the curve.

Nephrite/pounamu pendant. Light green and silver. Surface is ground. Tapered to the proximal end, with a broken out suspension hole. Distal end has two projections on either side edge, with a curved indentation between them.