Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete bird spear point. Two barbs. Surface of bone worn.
Broken bird spear point, lower shaft missing. Three barbs. Small scratches. Looks like it has dirt on it.
Broken bird spear point, broken at tip. Two barbs. Scratch on one side.
Broken bird spear point, top of tip is broken. Three barbs.
Broken bird spear point. Tip remains with two barbs along one side.
Complete unfinished bird spear point. There is one barb and the middle is rather wide. Small crack at end of shaft.
Mostly complete bird spear point, small part of shaft is broken. There are three barbs, one has a large crack on the side while there are also cracks all over the point. One side is also damaged to where the inside of it can be seen
Broken bird spear point, the end of shaft is broken. Three complete barbs and another may be broken. A few small cracks on it. One side has red material.
Complete bird spear point. It has two barbs and very small cracks over it.
Broken bird spear point. Tip of shaft and base of shaft broken. There are three barbs along the middle of the shaft.
Taoka whakarākei
Complete bone pendant or cloak pin. Curved to a point at the distal end. Surface is polished. Suspension hole at the proximal end. Slight kink carved about one third of the way below the suspension hole.
Kā taputapu
Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered towards the poll, but poll is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp with flake missing from centre. "Papanui Inlet" inscription
Broken bone point, tip remaining.
Complete double ended point.
Broken bone point, manufactured from hollow bone.
Broken tab, partially manufactured hook.
Partially manufactured hook.
Partially manufactured fishhook. Curved with drill marks along one side. Burnt.
Broken fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook.
Partially manufactured hook that has been broken but has been repaired.
