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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Piece of whale vertebra
Piece of whale vertebra with some drill work
Broken shank fragment with the head and half of the base remaining. The head has notches that wrap all the way around the front, back and sides. The base has one perforation, but part of it is missing.
Complete shank with knobs that wrap all the way around the head and one perforation at the base. It was broken in the middle but has been fixed.
Complete shank although the tip of the head is missing. It has one perforation at the base.
Complete shank. It has one perforation at the base.
Mostly complete bone fishhook point, small part of tip broken off. Straight with wide base with three notches on one side.
Mahi whakairo
Piece of hollow, straight bone, split at one end and worked to a blunt point.
Piece of hollow, straight bone, split at one end and worked to a point.
Piece of hollow, straight bone. Split at one end and worked to a point.
Piece of worked bone, small part of epiphysis remaining on one end. Split and worked to a blunt point on the other end.
Piece of hollow, straight bone. Split at both ends; one end has been filed to a point, the tip of which has broken off.
Piece of hollow, straight bone, broken at one end. The other end is split and worked to a point.
Piece of hollow, straight bone. Split at one end and filed to a sharp point.
Piece of hollow, straight bone, split at each end. One end has a straight edge and the other is filed to a blunt point.
Piece of hollow, straight bone. One end is split and worked to a sharp point.
Piece of hollow bone, worked to a flattened point at one end. Surface is smooth with polishing marks evident, particularly around the opening of the pointed end.
Piece of hollow bone, worked to a dull, flattened point at one end. Surface is smooth with polishing marks evident, particularly around the edge of the pointed end.
Complete bird spear point. Has three barbs. Serrations on one side and on one barb.
