Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete straight fishhook point with curve at tip. Grooves along external surfaces, and slight notch at base.
Complete fishhook point. Straight and barbed with some reduction at base. Straight complete fishhook point. One barb at the point. A reduction on one side near the base.
Whakarite kai
Complete bone one-piece fishhook. Knob and shank knob at the head. Tip is slightly incurved.
Complete, curved fishhook point.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining, base not present.
Complete curved fishhook point. Previously broken in two pieces at the tip and glued back together. Burnt bone.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken curved fishhook point, tip not present.
Curved fishhook point, small part of tip broken off Broken curved fishhook point. Base and point present. Burnt.
Broken, curved fishhook point with the base and point remaining.
Curved broken fishhook point, lower remaining. Damaged at the base.
Broken, curved fishhook point with the base remaining. The bone has been burnt.
Broken, curved fishhook point with the point remaining.
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Head of shank not present.
Broken one-piece fishhook, point remaining. Tip not present. Bait notch near base.
Broken one-piece fishhook, curved point remaining. Tip not present. Bone is burned towards tip.
Broken one-piece fishhook, part of base and lower point remaining.
Broken fishhook, shank remaining. Knob at head and two external notches at base.
Broken one-piece fishhook, curved shank remaining. Knob at head.
Broken one-piece fishhook, base remaining. Large base, with cracks running through.
