Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
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 needle case, cut at one end, with cracks.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end of point is sharp.
Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Some striations at the broken end.
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Broken curved bone pendant, front and lower portion remaining.
Complete awl, chipped and cracked at the proximal end. Hollow filled with dirt.
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.
Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a drilled, circular eye.
Broken bird spear point, shaft looks broken and one barb looks broken off. 4 barbs complete. There is a black spot on one side of it
Mostly complete threader, some chipping around the proximal end.
Complete double-ended threader, pointed at both ends.
Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a sawn, long eye. At the end of the proximal there is a small notch, possibly from an old eye.
Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a sawn, long eye. On either side below the eye there is a notch.
Complete bird spear point. Three barbs. There is a glue like substance on one side.
