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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with knobs at head and large knob at base. Paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Lashings and twisted cord at head and base.
Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with knobs at head and large knob at base. Paua shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Lashings at base and head with twisted cord at head.
Taoka whakarākei
Complete bone pendant resembling a fishhook point. Curved with a suspension hole. Sides are barbed and serrated.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.
Complete bone pendant. Slightly curved and coming to a point at the distal end. One side of the distal end is reduced and has an incised mark. Proximal end is rounded with a notch on one side and a suspension hole drilled from both sides.
Complete barbed fishhook point. Slightly curved with notches at base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Serrations at base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Base is slightly reduced with notches.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Tattoo needle, needle tip broken off. Visible repair where previously broken.
Complete pendant in triangular shape, tapering towards the suspension hole, a small part of which has broken off.
Mostly complete bird spear point, small part broken off of each end. Four barbs.
Bone bird spear point, small part missing from tip. Four barbs.
Broken bone point.
Taoka Puoro
Unfinished flute. This flute is finished at both ends, but has no perforations.
Complete bird spear point. Has eight barbs. Has dirt on one side with a red stain.
Perforated bone toggle.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Worked bone
Complete bone point. Epiphysis remains at the proximal end, the distal end sharpened to a fine point.
