Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Complete curved fishhook point.
Partially manufactured fishhook, broken. Previously broken at base, glued together.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base. Internal barb.
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank and base remaining. Break at mid-shank. Knobs on head of shank.
Middle-piece of tab.
Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Notches on external side of base.
Broken one-piece fishhook, base and part of point remaining, broken at tip.
Broken straight bone pendant, lower portion remaining.
Broken fish gorge, medial portion remaining. Circular cross-section.
Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll. The poll has been sharpened into a cutting edge, which is chipped. The point is sharp.
Chalcedony drill point. Mid grey in colour. Weathering on two sides.
Broken bone point, chipped down one side. The distal end is sharp.
Mostly complete pounamu gouge. Cross-section is circular. The surface is ground. The proximal end shows working, with a concave bevel, but the end is broken off. The distal end is also bevelled, but not concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.
Complete one-piece fishhook. Knob at head and incurved tip.
Piece of straight, hollow worked bone. Broken at each end, one end has been worked to a point on the side. Cross section is triangular. Surface is smooth.
Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly bruised. Proper right side, bevel and cutting edge are ground No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade.
Broken fishhook point with slight curve. Most remaining except tip. Notches on external surface of base.
Complete straight fishhook point, notches on external lower side. Serrations on internal side near tip.
Complete curved fishhook point. Two notches at external base.
