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Drill Point

Taoka Maori

D31.1283

Complete stone drill point. White and light grey in colour. Cortex on the distal end.

Drill Point

Taoka Maori

D31.1284

Complete stone drill point. Mid brown in colour.

Drill Point

Taoka Maori

D31.1285

Yellow silcrete drill point.

Drill Point

Taoka Maori

D31.1286

Light brown silcrete drill point.

Sinker, Mahe

Taoka Maori

D31.1289

Complete sinker with deep tranverse lashing groove.

Sinker, Mahe

Taoka Maori

D31.1290

Incomplete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Chisel, Whao

Taoka Maori

D31.1294

Piece of hollow, straight bird bone. One end is split and worked to a blunt point.

Bone, Worked

Taoka Maori

D31.1295

Piece of straight hollow bird bone, worked to a blunt point at one end.

Chisel, Whao

Taoka Maori

D31.1296

Piece of hollow bird bone, broken and worked to a sharp point at one end.

Chisel, Whao

Taoka Maori

D31.1297

Piece of hollow bird bone, broken and split at each end. One end has been filed to a sharp point

Chisel, Whao

Taoka Maori

D31.1298

Piece of straight hollow bird bone, broken at each end and worked to a blunt point on one end.

Threader

Taoka Maori

D31.1300

Mostly complete threader, broken around the proximal end.

Threader

Taoka Maori

D31.1301

Mostly complete threader, broken around the proximal end.

Threader

Taoka Maori

D31.1302

Complete threader.

Toggle

Taoka Maori

D31.1303

Unfinished toggle. Finished at one end, chipped at the other. Crack running length of toggle.

Point, Bird Spear, Tara

Taoka Maori

D31.1305

Complete bird spear point, manufactured from moa bone. There are notches on both side of the base, and barbs on both sides of the shaft towards the distal end.

Shank fragment

Taoka Maori

D31.1312

Broken large shank fragment, fragment missing from side and head slightly broken. Notches around front and side of base.

Gouge, Whao

Taoka Maori

D31.1317

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular at the blade, tapering to a rectangle at the poll. The surface is ground, with flaking at the poll. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt, with the blade tapering towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Adze, Toki

Taoka Maori

D31.1316

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with bruising on the sides of the butt Major differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are reduced to create shoulders Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Pendant, He Kura

Taoka Maori

D31.1318

Complete bone pendant. Straight with suspension hole and coming to a point at one end.