Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Straight fishhook point fragment, base and part of point present with notches on external side of base and knob at base.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.
Broken fishhook fragment, unidentified portion remaining. Mostly straight with four perforations.
Broken bird spear point. Middle of shaft remains, two barbs along the side.
Complete, curved fishhook point with an upper, internal barb that is serrated and lower, internal notches.
Complete one-piece fishhook with incurved point and knob at head.
Taoka Puoro
Complete bone flute. Finished at both ends. There are three perforations along the top, one at the very end and two nearer the middle. There is a longitudinal crack running the length of the flute, mostly covered by brown adhesive tape.
Complete curved fishhook point with notches and serrations present on external surface.
Complete, curved fishhook point. The exterior side of the upper point is serrated.
Complete straight fishhook point with internal barb and serrations on external side.
Mostly complete straight fishhook point, small part of base has split off. Internal barb, with serration on the external side of point and notches on external side of base.
Complete straight fishhook point with serration on one side and barb present on the other side.
Straight fishhook point fragment, base present. Notches on exterior side of base and serrations on exterior side of point.
Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp. Proximal end is unperforated, but thickness has been reduced.
Broken bone point, one sharpened end remaining. Manufactured from hollow bone.
Mahi whakairo
Piece of hollow, straight bone, broken and split at each end. One end has been worked to a point.
Broken pounamu drill point, lower blade remaining. The cross section is square at the cutting edge, smoothing to a circle at the blade. The surface is ground, with bruising at the break. The point is chipped.
Wooden barracouta lure with bent nail point