Opposite, te rabatan te matau becomes more flat and spatulate in shape with a straight edge. Normally a pair of furrows would be filed out across the sides, however this one remains unfinished. This section would be where tabon te matau (point) would be lashed to with some kind of cord, in most cases the use of kora (coconut sennit fibre cordage). The presence of filed furrows would assist in positioning the cordage. Te bwaeo is off-white in colour with some shimmer on both sides. The spatulate end shows a small section of dark brown colouring. Some transparency can be seen along its depth with fragmentation across the exterior.