Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
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David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken bird spear point, the top of tip is broken, small piece of shaft missing and one barb is broken off. Four complete barbs with one broken makes five.
Broken bird spear point, broken at each end with a broken barb. Two barbs remaining and notches on one side.
Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. Two barbs remaining.
Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Two remaining barbs with notches.
Mostly complete bird spear point, small part of shaft is broken. 2 barbs. Cracks all over it with a lot of brown stains.
Broken bird spear point, the shaft is broken. There are two barbs, one of each side. Under one of the barbs there is also a small chip. One crack at the tip
Mostly complete bird spear point, small part of tip is broken off. 2 barbs
Broken bird spear point, the shaft is broken. 4 barbs. Small cracks over it.
Broken straight fishhook point. Serrations on both sides of tip.
Partially manufactured fishhook.
Complete curved fishhook point. Serrations along external side of point.
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank above base remaining. Curved with knob on head.
Complete composite fishhook point. Curved with internal barb and external notches at base.
Straight piece of bone with half a perforation.
Mostly complete curved fishhook point, upper tip not present.
Complete curved fishhook point. Small drill mark on side of base.
Partially manufactured fishhook. Drilled perforation through the middle of tab and partially formed knob on one side of the head.
Broken awl, broken at the distal end.
Mostly complete bone awl. Broken at the proximal and distal ends.
Mostly complete bone awl. Broken at the proximal end. There is a cracked and skewed area where the point emerges from the shaft.
