Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken curved fishhook point, tip remaining.
Broken curved fishhook point, tip remaining. Manufactured from dog tooth.
Complete curved fishhook point. Perforation through base. Serrations along external and internal sides.
He kura
Dog tooth pendant
Complete curved fishhook point, Manufactured from a dog tooth.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Tooth pendant with broken suspension hole at the root. Flattened distal end.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notch on external side of base, with internal barb near tip.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base. Internal barb near tip.
Broken fishhook, most remaining except upper barb and tip. Curved and barbed with notches at base.
Complete curved fishhook point, manufactured from a dog tooth. Striations across the back, making little notches on external side of the base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on the external side of base, serrations on the internal side of base. Internal barb.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining, broken at base.
Fishhook point is complete and curved. The external edge of the tip is serrated. There is a knob at the intersection of the tip and base, and a narrowing of the base.
Fishhook point is complete and curved. The external edge of the tip is serrated, and there is a barb at the intersection of the tip and base.
Whakarite kai
Complete dog jawbone fishhook point. The hook follows the natural line of the jaw, and is then sharpened to a sharp point. Along the external lateral margin is notching.
Complete curved fishhook point. Made of dog jawbone.
