Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Unidentified fishhook fragment, possible bone tab. Striations across lower surface.
Complete tab. Deep striation across surface. Paritally manufactured fishhook.
Partially manufactured fishhook
Fragment of broken and split bone, worked to a point at one end.
Complete, curved shank that is serrated along the exterior side and has an external knob at the top of the head and an internal knob at the bottom of the head.
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank and base remaining. External notches at base and knob at head.
Broken fishhook with the base remaining.
Broken one-piece fishhook point, base and shank remaining. Knobs on head of shank.
Broken one-piece fishhook, curved point remaining. Incurved tip.
Broken fishhook shank, upper section remaining. Knob and shank knob on head.
Broken one-piece fishhook point, base remaining. Notches on external side of base.
Broken one-piece fishhook. Incurved point, tip and partial base remaining.
Broken, curved fishhook point fragment with the base and point remaining. The exterior side is serrated.
Shank fragment, shank with head remaining, broken at base. Knobs on head.
Broken fishhook, shank remaining with knob on head
Broken one-piece fishhook, with shank and base remaining. Internal and external knobs on head.
Broken fishhook, curved shank remaining with knobs on head.
Incomplete One-piece fishhook, head, knob, shank and base still remain. Missing point and tip.
Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is bruised Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides are reduced to form shoulders Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge sharp and curved.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining, broken at tip.