Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is mostly ground, with flaking on sides and around front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, and has light flaking, possibly unfinished. Cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped. "Onepoto" written on front.
Complete fish gorge.
Broken bone point, distal end remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Complete threader, with epiphysis on the proximal end.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.
Complete one-piece fishhook pendant with incurved tip. External edge from tip of point to 1cm below head serrated. Head has a diagonal groove across shank with v projection and external platform like projection with groove around base. Lower rim platform serrated. Suspension hole at head, drilled from both sides.
Broken adze (poll end). Stone. Dark grey, light grey. Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. Surface is flaked. Sides taper towards poll end. "Onepoto" written on back.
Broken adze (poll end). Stone. Dark grey, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, with some flaking. Sides taper towards poll. "Onepoto" written on back.
Complete adze Cross-section is circular Surface is mostly bruised, partially ground on the lower blade Differentiation between butt and blade, sides are reduced with indentation around the perimeter Bevel is continuous, cutting edge is straight and sharp
Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front Surface is mostly bruised, partially ground on the lower blade Differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are reduced with long tapered butt Bevel is slightly demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight with minor chips
Complete sinker with a deep transverse lashing groove.
Complete curved fishhook point with two notches present on external portion. Distinct crack running vertically on fishhook also.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Silcrete flake. Mid grey and light blue in colour.
Broken threader, larger than usual. One end is pointed, the other looks pointed but unfinished.
Broken shank, shank remaining broken at base. Knobs on shank head.
Complete fish gorge, manufactured from hollow bone.
Complete adze. Asymmetrical Ground areas on front and back, with heavy bruising and flaking around edges. Butt has minor differentiation, right side proper has been reduced. Bevel demarcated by a very faint horizontal ridge. Cutting edge is blunt, rough and rounded.