Taoka whakarākei

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green with white inclusions. Surface is ground smooth. One complete and one broken suspension hole. Serrations running along both sides from the proximal end to the distal ends. Distal end is a curved, crescent-moon shape, with one end slightly longer than the other. Edges are rounded.

Red slate pendant. Curved in a J-shape, resembling part of a one-piece fishhook, broken at the point. Straight-sided suspension hole at the proximal end/head. Serrations along the external edge.

Complete hei tiki made from bone. Suspension hole at top of the head. Head is large in proportion to body, turned to the proper right side, and pointed at the top, with a ridge between eyes to top of forehead. Carved eyes and pointed mouth with tongue. Perforations at neck, arms, and legs. Hands rest on thighs with four fingers on each. Legs are joined at the base. Surface is ground smooth.

Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Kahurangi variety, bright green with light brown inclusions. Surface has been ground. Proximal end is tapered and straight. Below the proximal end, pendant widens at "shoulders" and is curved in a crescent shape. Distal end is rounded.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and black kawakawa variety, chatoyant. Square cross section. Surface is ground. Tapered at each end. Small suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled from both sides. Distal end is flattened.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green with light green inclusions, light brown at proximal end, translucent. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end has one complete suspension hole (drilled mostly from one side) and one broken out suspension hole. Side edges are ground flat. Distal end resembles the cutting edge of an adze, curved and sharp with a bevel demarcated by a line on one side.

Broken and unfinished hei tiki, head remaining only. Pounamu/nephrite, kawakawa variety with mottled dark patches on mid green. Lighter band runs diagonally across and below lower eye. Two eyes partly outlined with peak at crown. Head turned toward proper left side. Complete perforation at top of head, drilled from both sides.

Unfinished hei tiki. There is a perforation through the proximal end. The edges are curved and shaped, rounded at the proximal end and straight at the distal end. There are two notches, one on either side, both at approximate middle.

Mostly complete bone pendant, small part of distal end broken off. Proximal end is squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from each side. There is a kink carved about halfway down the pendant. Surface is polished.

Pounamu/nephrite hei tiki, kawakawa variety, dark green. Head tilted to the right with suspension hole at top centre, drilled from rear. Eyes incised, nose and mouth worn but tongue protrudes over lower lip. Arms with distinctive elbows and forearms with three fingered hands sitting on thighs. Legs folded together beneath body. Grooves on torso. Perforations at arms and legs. Rear side flattened from an original surface with some bruising/flaking at the head.

Pakohu/argillite pendant. Dark grey with a ground surface. Wedge in cross section. Proximal end is tapered and has a deep groove and shallower cutting marks for lashing. One side edge is flattened and the other comes to a blunt edge. Distal end is oblique and chipped, with a bevel on one side, indicating that this may have been reworked from an adze.

Piece of worked pounamu, possibly a pendant. Lenticular cross section and shape (tapered at each end). Surface is ground with a large piece broken off on one side. "Anderson's Bay." inscription. Attached sticker reads "John White Collection"