Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken needle, shaft and tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.
Complete straight fishhook point. Notch on external side of base. Internal barb near tip.
Complete, curved fishhook point.
Broken bird spear point. Base of shaft broken. The middle of the shaft has three barbs.
Complete bird spear point. Three shafts along the tip and middle of the shaft.
Complete bird spear point. Five barbs run from the tip to the middle of the shaft.
Broken curved fishhook point, broken at base, and tip of point.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining.
Partially manufactured hook with evidence of notching on one side.
Partially manufactured hook. Centre of the tab still remaining.
Broken fishhook, curved point remaining except for tip.
Curved fishhook shank with knob on head.
He kura
Broken bone pendant or cloak pin, distal end remaining.
Broken, curved fishhook point with the base and lower point remaining. It has a lower, internal notch.
Broken curved fishhook point, all remaining except the tip.
Broken curved fishhook point, all remaining except tip and one side of base.
Complete straight fishhook point with upper interior barb and lower exterior notches.
Complete point of a composite hook; curved with external notches on base.
Broken one-piece fishhook, base, lower shank and lower point remaining. Notch on base. Previously broken at base and glued together.