Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
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Taoka Māori
Broken fish gorge, manufactured from hollow bone.
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Piece of straight bird bone. A small portion near one end is hollow with a crack down the centre. The rest of the piece is split, and it is worked to a point at the other end.
Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Previously broken in three pieces and glued back together. Two barbs. Notches on sides.
Bone bird spear point, upper portion remaining. Three barbs.
Broken fish gorge, manufactured from hollow bone, one sharpened end remaining.
Broken curved fishhook point, most remaining except base.
Complete straight fishhook point. External lower notches. Internal upper barb.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and a exterior barb in the middle. The exterior side of the point is serrated, including on the barb.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and a lower, external notch.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb that is serrated. The exterior side of the point is also serrated.
Complete straight fishhook point. External lower notches. External upper barb serrated to tip.
Complete straight fishhook point. External lower notches. External upper barb with notches.
Complete straight fishhook point. External basal notches. Internal upper barb.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb. The exterior side of the point is serrated.
Complete, curved point with an upper, internal barb and lower, external notches.
Complete fishhook, serrations on bottom external face. Internal barb on point.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb with notches along it and notches along the external side of the point. The point is hollowed and the tip only has no back side.
Complete curved fishhook point. External basal notches followed by serrations. Internal upper barb.
Complete Fishhook, serrated point. Lower point barbed.
Fishhook fragment, missing base, external notch just above base. Internal barb below tip.