Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Complete, straight fishhook point with an interior barb in the middle of the point.
Complete straight fishhook point with serration along one side of fishhook. Barb present on the other side.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notch present at base.
Piece of straight hollow bird bone, worked to a sharp point at one end. Ornamental notches running down two sides. Surface is smooth with polishing marks evident; filed smooth at the base as well.
Incomplete curved shank fragment with base missing. Knob and notch present at head portion.
Unfinished needle. Distal end is broken. Proximal end is unperforated and reduced in thickness. +
Broken bird spear point, lower portion remaining. There are four barbs, the lower of which are serrated along the top edge. Below the barbs there ar two notches, one on either side of the point.
Broken bird spear point, lower portion remaining. There are two barbs, both serrated along top edge.
Broken curved fishhook point, mid and base remaining, tip not present.
Complete curved fishhook point. External barb on lower point.
Broken, straight fishhook point with the upper point and the tip remaining. It has an upper, internal barb.
Broken straight fishhook point, base and mid remaining, tip not present. Notches on lower external side.
Complete curved fishhook point. Seriation present on side also having barb.
Complete curved bone point. Distal end is sharpened.
Moa bone point, distal end sharpened.
Complete fish gorge.
Complete pendant made from a curved seal tooth. Suspension hole at root. Hollow.
Fishhook fragment, shank and head present with knob on head.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Serration present on external portion. Base and point are missing.
