Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Antiquities
World
Zulu head band of cowrie shells sewn on to cloth
He kura
Mostly complete shell pendant. Broken suspension hole at the proximal end. Curved to a point at the distal end.
Taoka Māori
Complete straight fishhook point. Barb at tip and serrations art base. End of base broken.
Mostly complete straight fishhook point. Notch on external side of base, serrations along external side. Tip of point not present, internal barb, barb serrated.
Complete straight fishhook point. Barb at tip and notches at base. End of tip broken. Previously broken in two below the barb, glued together.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Tip and part of shank remaining.
Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment. All remaining but tip, serrations at base.
Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment. All remains but end of tip, barb at tip and notches at base.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Tip remains, serrated along one side.
Complete straight fishhook point. End of tip broken, internal barb at tip. External serrations at base.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. All remaining but base. Serrations along shank.
Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment. All remaining but base.
Broken straight fishhook point, mid and tip remaining, broken at base. Notch on external side above base.
Complete curved fishhook point, blunted tip.
Broken fishhook point. Made from an animal jawbone. Teeth sockets along base.
Complete fishhook point. Curved with external serrated barb and external notches at base.
Complete curved fishhook point, notches on external lower side.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Both base and points appear to be missing. Barb present on internal portion of fishhook.
