Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken fishhook point fragment, upper half remaining. Straight with a barbed tip.
Broken straight fishhook point, lower remaining. Very small notches on external side of base.
Broken fishhook point fragment, most remaining except tip. Straight with notches at base. Discoloration indicates that piece has been burnt.
Partially manufactured hook, centre of tab remaining.
Unidentified fishhook fragment. Broken at both ends, notches on one side.
Complete fishhook point. Straight with external notches and internal barb. Small part of tip is not present. Discoloration indicates that has been burnt.
Fishhook shank fragment, broken at the base. Straight with knob on head.
Broken straight fishhook point, upper half with tip remaining.
Complete fishhook point. Straight with notches at base. Barbed with small piece of barb broken off.
Partially manufactured hook, centre of tab showing drill work remaining.
Centre of tab remaining.
Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment with 2 notches present at base. Base portion present only.
Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Some striations at the broken end.
Taoka whakarākei
Broken curved bone pendant, front and lower portion remaining.
Complete awl, chipped and cracked at the proximal end. Hollow filled with dirt.
Broken needle case, cut at one end, with cracks.
Broken threaded, long lower portion remaining. There is a partial eye at the broken proximal end.
Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp. Notches along the sides.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end of point is sharp.
Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a drilled, circular eye.
