Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
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Broken needle, shaft and tip remaining. Distal end is sharp. Broken at proximal end.
Taoka Māori
Broken, straight fishhook point with the tip and upper point remaining. It has an upper, internal barb.
Complete, curved fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, external notches.
Worked bone, possibly a toggle. Bone tube cut at both ends, but not smoothed. Perforation at one end. Cut marks at both ends. Cracks from end to end. Bone has been polished, with traces of white remaining, especially in the perforation.
Bone point, possibly broken at shaft end. Other end is sharpened into a fine point.
Complete straight fishhook point with slight cure at tip. Internal barb and serrations at tip. External serrations on shaft, and notches at base.
Mostly complete fishhook point with slight curve. Broken at base by perforation. Notch at base also.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.
Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a fine point, partial epiphysis remaining on the proximal end.
Complete fishhook point, curved with external serrations.
Complete fishhook point, curved with external serrations. Base has a notch and is reduced to a point.
Broken fishhook, shank remaining with knob at head.
Partially manufactured fishhook
Broken, partially manufactured hook.
Whale tooth pendant. Curved to a point at one end. Suspension hole on one side of root.
Broken fishhook, part of shank remaining. Knob at head.
Complete curved fishhook point. Broad base with knob.
Broken fishhook, shank remaining. Broadened head with internal and external knobs.
Piece of worked hollow bone. Broken at one end and filed to a sharp point at the other end.
Broken, curved fishhook point with the base remaining. Broken at upper.
