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Needle

Taoka Māori

D29.3079

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness is reduced at the proximal end, no eye.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D29.3080

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness is reduced at the proximal end, and chipped, no eye.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D29.3081

Broken needle, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp, broken at the proximal end.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D29.3082

Complete straight fishhook point. Botch at base. Reduction at base.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.3087

Broken fishhook point fragment. All remaining but tip and end of base.

Unidentified fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.3088

Broken fishhook fragment, unknown portion remaining. Curved, burnt bone. Broken in three pieces.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.3089

Broken one-piece fishhook, base remaining.

Complete needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end. The proximal end is cracked, and a missing fragment has been replaced with a filler material.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.3090

Broken straight fishhook point fragment, shank remaining.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.3091

Broken straight fishhook point fragment. All remaining but tip

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.3094

Broken straight fishhook fragment. All remaining but tip.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.3095

Broken straight fishhook point fragment. All remaining but tip.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.3096

Broken curved fishhook point fragment. All remaining but tip, notch at base

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.3097

Broken straight fishhook point fragment. All remaining but tip.

Adze, Toki

Kā taputapu

D29.31

Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.