Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka whakarākei
Broken worked piece of black slate, possibly a pendant with the distal end remaining. Tapers to a point at one end.
Kā taputapu
Silcrete core. Mid grey and light grey in colour.
Light grey silcrete core.
Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey in colour.
Complete silcrete blade. Light grey in colour.
Incomplete silcrete blade, Medial portion remaining. Dark brown in colour.
Mahi kai ki uta
Broken schist knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded on both sides, with some bruising on both surfaces. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.
Taoka Puoro
Unfinished soapstone whio (whistle), previously broken in three pieces and glued back together. Surface is ground smooth. Distal end has a shallow indentation, indicating the whistle is incomplete.
Broken schist knife. No discernable cutting edge. Surface is flaked on both sides. Drill perforation at proximal end.
Incomplete silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. White in colour.
Silcrete drill point. Mid-grey colour.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Dark grey and light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.
Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey and light green in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light red and mid red in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the dorsal side.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining . Mid orange and light orange in colour. Inclusions at the right lateral margin at the distal end. Inclusions of quartz? On ventral and dorsal surfaces. Flake scar on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin
Broken silcrete blade, Proximal portion remaining. Mid brown in colour. Bifacial cortex on the striking platform.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light red and mid-red in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the ventral side.
Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and light yellow in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade, distal end remaining. Mid grey and light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on right lateral margin.
Broken and split silcrete blade, distal portion and proper right lateral margin remaining. Light brown and light grey in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin