Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Broken straight fishhook point. There is a barb at the point, with a notch further down toward the base. Base and tip both broken off.
Complete straight fishhook point. Notches on external lower point, upper internal barb.
Complete straight fishhook point. Circular notch on external lower side. Upper internal barb.
Complete straight fishhook point, with internal barb at point, and external notches at base.
Complete fishhook point. Straight and barbed with notches at base.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb.
Complete curved fishhook point. There are notches on the external side of the base, and one internal barb near the tip.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external lower side. Internal barb.
Unfinished bone comb. Cross section is a half-circle. Proximal end is rounded with a small piece broken off centre. Three vertical cut marks indicate unfinished teeth; one is broken off on proper left side.
Complete bead.
The spear point is very small in size. There are small cracks along the surface of the bone. There is one barb present.
Broken bird spear point, mid section remaining. Broken at both ends. There is one barb present. There are cuts and striations in the bone. .
Broken bird spear point, mid section remaining. Broken at both ends. There are five barbs.
Broken bird spear point, midsection remaining. There are three barbs. On the other side of the spear point there are clumps of polish/glue visible.
Broken bird spear point, upper remaining. There are four remaining barbs. There are also a few scratches to both sides of the spear point.
Broken bird spear point, lower remaining. There is one barb.
Broken bird spear point, lower remaining, tip broken off. There are three barbs.
Bone tab, worked into tab shape. Edges have beginnings of fishhook shape.
Worked bone, shaped tab. Small.
Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a fine point.