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Gorge

Taoka Māori

D38.1197

Broken gorge, one end remaining.

Gorge

Taoka Māori

D38.1198

Broken gorge, one end remaining.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D38.1199

Complete bone bird spear point. Four barbs.

Point

Taoka Māori

D38.1200

Complete bone point, distal end sharpened. Proximal end wide and rough sided.

Point

Taoka Māori

D38.1203

Broken bone point, sharpened distal end remaining.

Threader

Taoka Māori

D38.1204

Complete threader, pointed at both ends.

Threader

Taoka Māori

D38.1205

Mostly complete threader, pointed at one end, broken at the other.

Threader

Taoka Māori

D38.1206

Broken threader, tip remaining.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D38.1207

Complete bone bird spear point. Three barbs. Notch on bottom barb and at base.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D38.1208

Complete bone bird spear point. Five barbs. Serrations on bottom barb and at base.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D38.1209

Mostly complete bird spear point, small part of tip not present. Five barbs. Serrations along the barbed side and at base.

Gorge

Taoka Māori

D38.1211

Broken fish gorge, one end remaining.

Threader

Taoka Māori

D38.1212

Mostly complete threader, pointed at both ends, but tips are broken off.

Point

Taoka Māori

D38.1213

Complete bone point. Distal end has one sharpened point. The proximal end has one rough side, and one smoothed side.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D38.1214

Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.

Broken adze, part of butt and most of blade remaining. Dark grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. Front of the butt is reduced to form a ridge and sides are slightly reduced. Poll is not present. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to large flake missing from the front of blade. "Onepoto" inscription.

Sinker, Māhē

Mahi kai ki tai

D38.1218

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Adze, Toki

Kā taputapu

D38.1221

Roughout Asymmetrical Heavily bruised and flaked. Oxidisation has occurred on both sides. Butt has minor differentiation, sides are slightly reduced. Bevel demarcated by faint line running from corner to corner. Cutting edge is rough, blunt and uneven.

Adze, Toki

Kā taputapu

D38.1222

Incomplete adze - blade extant. Asymmetrical Bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by a faint horizontal line. Cutting edge is uneven, sharp and rounded.