Ethnography (Ea7830)

Bag (kete) made of harakeke (New Zealand flax), with kiwi feathers and a woven zig zag design at the opening, with a plaited fibre handle.

Ethnography (Ea8000)

Adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (Ea8003)

Adze blade made of polished stone, four-sided, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (Ea8004)

Large adze blade made of polished stone, four-sided, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (Ea8005)

Adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (Ea8006)

Large adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge and shouldered for hafting. Chipped edge.

Ethnography (Ea8007)

Adze blade made of polished greenstone, sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (Ea9657)

A pair of poi made of harakeke (New Zealand flax) stems, bound with red.

Ethnography (Ea9718)

Handle of an axe made of carved and polished whalebone. On the side is a plain figure with naturalistic body and face, hands on hips. Red wax inlay in one eye. Metal blade missing.

Ethnography (Ea9992)

Adze blade made of a grey stone, square in section, polished and sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (Ea9993)

Adze blade made of a grey stone, square in section, polished and sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E5996)

Adze or axe blade, light green jade, roughly ground.

Ethnography (E533)

Club or mace of wood, with grey stone head. Used by boys on prisoners.

Ethnography (E587)

Lime gourd.

Ethnography (Ea6002)

Implement made of jade.

Ethnography (Ea7559)

Spear made of hard wood.

Ethnography (E1017)

Axe blade? Made of greenstone.

Ethnography (E7)

Club made of a wooden shaft with a stone head carved into a star, secured with woven vegetable fibre collars. Red feathers and plaited fibre tassels at the top. Long cracks along its length.

Ethnography (E8)

Club made of a wooden shaft with a stone disc head, secured with woven vegetable fibre collars. Red and green feathers, plaited fibre tassels and tassels of red trade cloth at the top. One crack along its length starting at the stone disc.

Ethnography (E11)

Wooden adze haft with cane rattan binding, no blade.

Ethnography (E14)

Adze blade made of carved and polished black stone sharpened to a edge.

Ethnography (E15)

Adze blade made of carved and polished black stone, sharpened to an edge. A large chip off the underside and a historic Museum repair.

Ethnography (E16)

Adze blade made of carved and polished black stone, flat and sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E539.c)

Knife made of bone, likely cassowary.

Ethnography (E541.a)

Lime container made from a gourd with incised designs. A vegetable fibre stopper in place, still contains lime. A large crack runs along its length. Accompanies lime spoon E541b.

Ethnography (E541.b)

Lime spatula made of wood with incised lines for decoration and two raised lines acting as a hilt. Accompanies E541.a.

Ethnography (E5993)

Adze blade made of carved and polished grey stone, sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (Ea6122)

Potter's stick made of wood. Also described as a hoe.

Ethnography (Ea8633)

Wooden club with a circular disc of stone held on the head by vegetable fibre collars and cord made of human hair. A cluster of red and green feathers at the top.

Ethnography (Ea9217)

Club made of a wooden shaft with a stone disc head, secured with woven vegetable fibre collars and feathers at the top. Other fibre adornments at the grip (all fibre fragile). Cracks along its length.

Ethnography (Ea9218)

Club made of a wooden shaft with a stone disc head, secured with woven vegetable fibre collars. Black cassowary feathers and a single tassel of red trade cloth at the top. Cracks along its length, very fragile.

Ethnography (Ea9224)

Drill made of a plain piece of wood, a spindle with a whorl of two pottery sherds attached with vegetable fibre cord.

Ethnography (Ea9226)

Spatula made of wood, used for smoothing pots.

Ethnography (Ea9255)

Loin-cloth made of natural barlcoth with dyed designs of orange and black chevrons with dotted lines. Wider at one end

Ethnography (Ea9256)

Loin-cloth made of natural barlcoth with dyed designs of orange and black chevrons and dotted lines. Wider at one end

Ethnography (Ea10323)

Disc headed club made of a stone disc secured onto a wooden shaft with vegetable fibre collars. With white and green feathers at the top. Red pigment on the disc in a cross.

Ethnography (Ea12322)

Length of rectangular barkcloth with geometric patterns in natural red ochre and black pen.

Ethnography (E287)

Cloak made of harakeke (New Zealand flax) and wool

Ethnography (E2178)

Cloak or mat made of woven harakeke (New Zealand flax) fibre with unwoven strands along three sides. Natural and dyed fibre is interlaced with blue and green wool. Dog hair tassels 1830s?

Ethnography (Ea9264)

Forehead band made of pink and white shell discs strung onto a vegetable fibre cord.