Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete bone bird spear point. Five barbs.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two barbs.
Broken bird spear point, broken at each end with a broken barb. Two barbs remaining and notches on one side.
Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. Two barbs remaining.
Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Two remaining barbs with notches.
Complete bird spear point, broken at the base. There is 1 barb remaining. Serrations on the base of the side without barb and along the side with barb.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip with sawing marks at the base. Broken in two pieces and glued back together. Two barbs remaining.
Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. There are 3 barbs remaining. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together.
Broken bone bird spear point, tip not present. Single barb, coming to a point at the distal end.
Complete bone bird spear point. Four barbs.
Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Burnt at the distal end. Six barbs remaining on each side.
Complete tara (bird spear point). There are notches on both lateral margins at the head. There are four barbs on one side. The point is blunt.
Mostly complete bird spear point, small part of shaft is broken. 2 barbs. Cracks all over it with a lot of brown stains.
Broken bird spear point, the shaft is broken. There are two barbs, one of each side. Under one of the barbs there is also a small chip. One crack at the tip
Mostly complete bird spear point, small part of tip is broken off. 2 barbs
Broken bird spear point, the shaft is broken. 4 barbs. Small cracks over it.
Complete bird spear point. 4 barbs. Smooth on both sides.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the base. Six notches.
Taoka whakarākei
Complete shark tooth pendant with two intact drilled suspension holes at the root. Three additional drill marks at the root that may be broken suspension holes (or decorative?). Naturally-occurring serrations along the sides from the gum line to the tip.
