Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Mahi whakairo
Broken gouge, distal end remaining.
Taoka Māori
Broken point. Notch on external side of base, with a broken internal barb, distal end of tip is broken.
He kura
Broken tattoo chisel, broken at both ends.
Straight complete fishhook.
Broken bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharpened.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end sharpened.
Broken tattoo chisel, upper portion remaining. Sides taper to the hafting end.
Complete bone point, distal end sharpened. Striations on surface at proximal end.
Broken tattoo needle, pointed portion remaining.
Broken toggle, small fragment remaining. There is a partial perforation at one corner of the fragment. Decorative striations across the surface in a diagonal pattern. Bone appears burnt.
Broken point, tip remaining.
Broken curved fishhook point, medial portion remaining.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining.