Taoka whakarākei

Broken bone pendant, proximal end remaining. Straight with suspension hole.

Mostly complete bone pendant, broken at the distal end. Straight with suspension hole at proximal end.

Large curved piece of worked bone, broken at one end and tapered at the other end.

Piece of worked bone. One straight edge and one edge carved in irregular waves. Tapering to a point on one end.

Pounamu/nephrite hei tiki. Mid green with blue undertones and black in carved lines. Highly polished surface, low transparency. Carved on both front and back surfaces. Two perforations drilled on both sides are placed in close proximity near top of forehead. Natural cracks on chest on one side which run up to shoulder. One side has complete paua shell inset in one eye and broken in other eye. Other side has is missing paua shell insets. Arms with distinctive elbows rest on thighs, no defined hands or fingers. Legs brought together underneath body with three toes either side. Female genitalia displayed one side only and accentuated by three grooves radiating out across both thighs.

Mostly complete pounamu/nephrite pendant, small part broken off the distal end. Inanga variety, pale milky green with light brown flecks. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end is rounded with a suspension hole drilled from each side. There is a kink in the centre of the pendant, with a notch on one edge and corresponding projection on the opposite side. Tapers toward the distal end. Ref Comparatively Speaking p54 (4.22)

Small oval soapstone pebble. Brown green in colour with hole drilled in centre. Perforation has very straight sides and has been made with metal tools. One side has been ground flat.

Complete pendant made from a tusk. Curved with suspension hole at proximal end.

Dark green pounamu pendant. Surface is ground. Proximal end has an off-centre broken suspension hole and notches on the top edge. Pendant is curved in a crescent shape. On the external edge of the curve, there is a large indentation at the proximal end and notches below running to the distal end. The internal edge of the curve is ground smooth.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green-blue and black schistose inanga variety with feather fractures and low transparency. Low temperature heat treated, especially near the proximal end. Cross-section is half-circular. Surface is ground on one side and flaked on the other, with a sawing mark on one side edge. Straight, rectangular shape, slightly reduced at the proximal end with a knob for suspension. Distal edge is straight.

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green in colour with high translucency. Cross section is lenticular. Surface is ground. J-shaped, with a curved and rounded distal end. Proximal end is also rounded, with a braided muka cord through the suspension hole.

Complete cast of a pendant. Original appears to have been made from a human skull as profile is curved and surface includes cranial suture grooves. Anthropomorphic lizard shape with spirals at buttocks, shoulders, and around eyes. Three-toed feet protruding from either side of the distal end. Proper left side hand is in the shape of a bird-head with beak. Proximal end is in the shape of a head with eyes painted blue-green and a suspension hole on the tongue.