There surfaces are polished and portray a slight transparency. They are all similar in size. Holes have been bored through the exterior of the belly part where kora has been threaded. A thin length of ira has been used to tack the lengths of threaded tumara onto the woven base of ira. The direction of the tumara face one way with their spires pointing outwards on an angle and their aperture covered by the woven base. There is some fragmentation across the fibres upon the woven belt. One end shows an extension of te kora and the opposite features two. It has been left unfastened. Te katau te tumara would be worn across the waist for ruoia dance by women and young girls.