Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Fishhook fragment, missing point, serrations at bottom external face. Notch on upper internal face.
Fishhook fragment, missing point, serrations on external face.
Fishhook fragment, missing base.
Fishhook fragment, missing tip, circular serration at bottom.
Fishhook fragment, missing point, serration near external base, notch on internal face
Fishhook fragment, missing point, serration on external base.
Fishhook fragment, missing point. Serrations on the internal face near the base.
Mostly complete straight fishhook point. Base has very small area missing. Two notches present and mid-point of fishhook.
Fishhook point fragment, fragment of base remaining.
Complete and slightly curved fishhook point. Potential notch at base portion.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining.
Complete straight fishhook point with 3 notches present at base. Barb also present at point portion.
Mostly complete curved fishhook point with point missing. 3 visible notches present on external portion at base.
Complete one-piece fishhook. Knobs on head of shank. Point has incurved tip.
Partially manufactured hook.
Broken bone bird spear point, upper portion remaining. Two complete barbs and another two which have a small part broken off.
Complete bird spear point. Four barbs.
Mahi whakairo
Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some bruising along the sides Differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge has been flaked away.
Complete adze. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is ground with bruising and flaking on the sides and poll. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint chin. The cutting edge is sharp and angled with very light chipping.
