Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Incomplete straight? Fishhook point with base and point portion missing. Bone appears burnt.
Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment with point portion missing. Two notches present at base.
Broken straight fishhook point, base remaining, broken at both ends. Notches on one side.
Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment with point portion missing. Base has two notches present. Bone also appears burnt.
Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment. Point portion is missing. Base has two notches present.
Complete straight fishhook with two notches at base and barb at point on same side.
Broken fish gorge, one end remaining.
Complete straight fishhook point. Two notches present at base. Barb present on opposite site towards point portion.
Complete straight fishhook point. Two notches present at base with barb present on opposite side.
Small notched point. Cream in colour and worked from bone. Pointed end has one flared side. Three small notches at opposing end. Complete straight fishhook point. Two notches present at base with barb on opposite side towards point portion.
Broken straight fishhook point, tip remaining.
Mostly complete curved fishhook point. Base portion has a small portion missing? 3 notches are also present on both sides at base portion. No barb present.
Broken curved fishhook point; base remaining
Kā taputapu
Broken adze (Butt remaining). Cross-section is oval. The front side is bruised, with natural rough patches on either side. Back side has two different lighter grey patches that are rough, in between them are ground patches. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade not present.
Broken adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is oval. Front and back sides are bruised. Lower front area is ground, chin of blade is flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved, flaked extensively.
Incomplete adze - poll extant. Rectangular at poll, oval at break. Ground with bruising on sides. Butt present but shoulders not. Bevel and cutting edge not present.
Incomplete adze - cutting edge extant. Asymmetrical Ground with flaking on edge. Butt not present. Bevel not present. Cutting edge sharp, straight and smooth.
Broken fishhook, possible shank or point fragment. Slightly curved.
Broken fishhook point, all remaining except tip. Straight with notches at base.
Complete, straight fishhook point.