Event Highlight:
After Dark – Neon Nights
Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Small ring of dentalium shell, worn as a necklace bead. Three grooves around the sides.
Dentalium shell necklace bead. Broken at each end and hollow in the centre. Deep grooves running around the perimeter of the shell and shallower grooves running lengthwise.
Dentalium shell necklace bead. Broken at both ends and hollow in the centre. Grooves running the length of the shell.
Dentalium shell necklace pendant. Broken at each end and plugged with material in the centre. White with grooves running lengthwise along shell.
Dentalium shell necklace bead. Broken at each end and hollow in the centre. Natural grooves running the length of the shell.
Piece of dentalium shell, broken at each end and hollow in the centre, possibly used as a pendant bead. White with grooves running the length of the shell.
Small ring of worked dentalium shell used as a necklace bead. Three grooves around the sides.
Small ring of worked dentalium shell, used as a necklace bead. Three grooves around the sides, small piece of one side broken off.
Dentalium shell necklace bead. Broken at each end and hollow in the centre. White with a smooth surface.
Dentalium shell necklace consisting of 41 individual rings, each with 3-4 grooves around the exterior surface.
Dentalium shell necklace bead. Broken at each end and hollow in the centre. White with a smooth surface. Seven perforations at the wider end.
Dentalium shell necklace bead. Broken at each end. Hollow at the wider end with a plug of dark material on the narrow end. White with a smooth surface.