Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Possible fishhook point, notching on external side, possible broken barn at presumed tip.
Broken fishhook point, tip not present.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Complete fishhook point. Straight base and curved towards tip.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower end remaining, broken at tip.
Complete fish gorge.
Broken curved fishhook point, with the tip and base both missing.
Broken straight fishhook point fragment with the tip missing. There are notches at the base.
Broken straight fishhook point with point and tip remaining. There is a barb at the tip with serrations on it.
Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a point, chipped at proximal end.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a sawn, long eye at the proximal end.
Mahi whakairo
Complete tokotoko. Dark brown wood. Full-length figure carved at the top. Double-sided face carving mid-way down the tokotoko and at the distal end. Large paua shell eye inlays on the middle carving. Rauponga (ridge and notch) pattern throughout. Handle is undecorated except for a plain face carving on the butt.
Mostly complete fish gorge, tip broken at one end.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.
Piece of hollow straight worked bone. One end is broken and filed smooth at an angle, tapering to a blunt point.
Piece of straight bird bone, broken in half lengthwise and worked to a blunt point at one end.
Broken bone point, shaft and tip remaining. Distal end is sharpened.
