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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete bone point, distal end is sharpened. Manufactured from hollow bone.
Piece of bone, broken in half and broken at one end. Worked to a dull, flattened point at the other end.
Kā taputapu
Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with sides heavily flaked. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides are tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and very blunt. "Papanui" inscription.
Taoka Puoro
Complete but unfinished flute. Cut and smoothed at both ends, there are no perforations. There is one crack that runs from end to end.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Six barbs. Notches on one side below barbs.
Complete bone bird spear point. Three barbs. Bottom barb has a notch in it.
Broken bone point, manufactured from hollow bone.
Complete straight fishhook point. Notches on external side of base. Internal barb.
Broken bird spear point, missing base. Has one barb. Small cracks on one side.
Piece of bone, broken in half and at one end. Worked to a dull point at the other end end.
Broken half of a piece of bone, worked to a dull point at one end.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Base and point ends are both missing. Fishhook fragment appears burnt.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Point on fishhook is missing. No visible features at base portion.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment with point end missing. No visible markings or features present on hook.
Broken needle. Shaft and tip remaining. Broken at drilled, circular eye at proximal end.
Broken bone point, distal end remaining. Distal end is bluntly pointed.
Cut length of bone, epiphysis one end. There is a large longitudinal crack from the cut end.
Complete curved fishhook point. Perforation at base.
Complete fishhook point with slight curve. External barb and external serrations.
Broken straight fishhook point. Missing tip and base, only shaft remaining. Serrations on both internal and external aspects.
