Event Highlight:
After Dark – Neon Nights
Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Mostly complete bone pendant, broken suspension hole at the proximal end. Rectangular profile and cross-section.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.
Broken shell pendant, tapering toward the proximal end. Somewhat rectangular profile and cross section. No suspension hole. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together.
Broken curved fishhook point, fragment of lower end remaining. There is evidence of a drilled perforation at broken end.
Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Curved with knob at base.
Complete shank with a triangular cross section. It has a perforation through the head and one notch on either side of the head at the bottom of the head. The base has notches across the flat side of the shank. It is black with green streaks.
Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Lashings at head and base.
Broken kahawai lure, iron shank and lashings remaining. Remnants of paua shell inlay and lashings attached to iron shank at head and base. Braided cord attached at head.
Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp. Large crack near distal end.
Mostly complete awl. Chipped around point and proximal end.
Broken awl, proximal end and shaft remaining. Distal tip is broken.
Broken awl, proximal end remaining.
Broken awl. Medial portion remaining, broken at both ends.
Broken awl. Cracked longitudinally.
Complete awl.
Broken awl, proximal end remaining, broken around the point.
Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal tip is sharp.
Broken awl, medial portion remaining. Tip and proximal ends are broken.
