John White Collection

Complete small glass trade bead.

Complete glass trade bead, oval. It is chipped at one end around the perforation.

Complete glass trade bead.

Complete blue glass trade bead. Cross section is circular. There is a drilled perforation running though the bead lengthways.

Complete patu paraoa. The butt has a circular perforation with lines carved below. It has broken at the perforation point, across the handle and tip of the blade but been glued back together.

Complete patu paraoa. Proximal edge is convex with two knobbed projections on either side. One of the knobbed projections has incised marks on it. Perforation on the butt, relatively straight with a slight groove connecting it to the proximal edge on both sides. Surface is smooth, particularly on the handle.

Broken patu handle. Butt remaining. A suspension hole has been drilled through the middle. The poll splits into two adorned prongs. The whakairo (carving) on the prongs is worn. There is some resemblance to manaia (bird ancestors) heads, with the beaks facing towards the poll. The proper left prong is worn along the outer lateral margin.

Fragment of patu paraoa, butt remaining. Stylised human face carved into it.

Broken patu paraoa, longitudinal fragment remaining. Sides reduce around handle, flaring out towards the butt. Slight reduction on one side just before butt, indicating a drill mark for a perforation.

Complete patu paraoa. Surface is weathered and cracked. Knob at the butt with a projection on one side and a slight indentation on the other. The centre of the handle has two notches on each side. The portion of the handle between these notches and the blade bows out slightly, with diagonal incised marks on the front. Pronounced shoulders where the handle meets the blade.

Partial patu paraoa, blade remaining. Blade was broken in two pieces but has been glued together.

Minnow shank fragment, broken perforation at the head. Notch at base.