Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
He kura
Complete tattoo chisel. Sides taper to hafting end. Sharp teeth along cutting edge.
Taoka Māori
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end sharpened.
Broken tattoo chisel, mid-portion remaining, broken at both ends. Broken teeth along cutting edge.
Broken bird spear point, shaft and tip broken off. One incomplete barb. Bone looks to be burnt. Small chip missing on one side.
Mahi whakairo
Broken gouge, tip remaining.
Broken awl, shaft remaining. Distal end reduces to a point, but tip is broken.
Broken awl, tip remaining.
Incomplete curbed fishhook point fragment with mid section portion present only.
Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment. Base portion present only with three clear notches.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness is reduced at the proximal end, with a drilled, circular eye.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness is reduced at the proximal end, with a drilled, circular eye. Fragment missing along one side of the proximal end.
Complete tattoo chisel. There are two prongs at hafting end. Three teeth along cutting edge.
Complete bone point, tip remaining and smoothed at proximal end. Distal end sharpened. Small notch on one side, and a striation on the front surface near the proximal end.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharpened.
