Whakarite kai

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on both sides, with flake scars on one surface. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved. Haft is slightly curved.

Complete hue (gourd container or calabash). Dark brown in colour. Elongated shape with a bulbous base and a curved narrow neck. Irregular hole on one side of the neck base. Cracked throughout the surface of the base.

Complete patu aruhe (fern root beater). Handle has a circular cross-section. End of handle is pointed. There is a shoulder between handle and beater end. Cross-section of beater end is lenticular, with one side more rounded. The distal end of the beater is blunt and flat. There are cracks on the flatter side of beater end.

Kete Muka (Wall Pocket) woven from natural muka (flax fibre). Woven using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). The kaupapa (body) of this kete is decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch) patterns, whenu (strands) have also been left loose in order to give a ruffled decorative effect. Muka thread has also been looped through ara (wefts) in order to create twirled frills along six wefts. Frill work woven edge. Two muka cords made via miro (rolling) technique adorn each side of the pocket opening, both have tassels attached.

Mostly complete slate knife, large chip in blade missing. Cutting edge is blunt with a slight bevel present on both sides. Surface is ground on both sides with some bruising present on one side. Slight usewear at one end of blade, haft is sawn flat.

Broken patu aruhe (fern root beater), distal end broken and jagged. The surface of the beater is covered with deep cracks, there is a large fragment missing from one side near the shoulder. Cross-section of beater and handle are circular.

Large wooden kumete in the form of a kuri (Polynesian dog). Mid brown in colour. The four legs of the kuri serve as a pedestal on which the bowl rests. The head and tail project out on two sides to serve as handles. Most of the exterior surface is carved in a rauponga (ridge and triangular notch) and rauru (double spiral) pattern. The eyes have paua shell inlays. The interior of the bowl is oval shaped and undecorated, with adze marks visible.

Broken slate knife. All edges are broken. Both surfaces are ground. Flake scars on one surface.

Fragment of a slate knife. No discernable edges. Both surfaces ground. Slight bevel on one surface.

Broken slate knife with partial distal end remaining. Cutting edge is blunt. One surface is ground, the other has flake scars. Slight bevel present.

Fragment of slate knife, all edges missing. One side is ground, the other is bruised.

Broken slate knife, all edges missing. Both surfaces are bruised.