Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken fish gorge, one pointed end remaining. Very slight serrations along one side of the tip.
He kura
Complete pendant made from an animal tooth. Surface has been smoothed, flattened at the root. Tooth has been cut so that tip is not longer present. Unusual in that suspension hole has been drilled into the tooth rather than at the root like most pendants.
Unfinished toggle. Deep cutting marks at both ends.
Broken, straight fishhook point with the upper point remaining and interior serrations.
Mostly complete fishhook point, with all remaining except very base. Notches present at base.
Complete, curved fishhook point. It is mostly dark but light in patches. There is a lower, exterior, serrated notch and above this notch the exterior side of the point is all notched.
Broken, curved fishhook point with the tip remaining. It has an upper, exterior barb that is serrated, the exterior side of the upper point is serrated as well.
Complete straight fishhook point. Notches on one side becoming serration. Serration present on external and internal sides.
Complete straight fishhook point with internal barb. Serrations on internal side of tip and external side of tip, point and base.
Complete curved fishhook point with internal barb. Serrations on external side with notch on the external side of base.
Broken fishhook point, butt remaining. Perforation through butt, and partial perforation at broken end.
Broken fish gorge, one pointed end remaining.
Complete straight fishhook point. External lower notches, with large internal barb at point.
Broken curved fishhook point, mid remaining, broken at base and tip. Serrations on external side.
Complete threader.
Taoka Puoro
Partially manufactured flute.
Broken fishhook point, butt remaining.
Broken curved fishhook point, butt remaining.
Complete curved fishhook point, internal barb.
Complete double-pointed point. Manufactured from hollow bone.