Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
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He kura
Complete curved fishhook point. Possibly a pendant due to knobs at base.
Taoka Māori
Fishhook point is complete. It has a large curve from the base. Slight knob at base.
Fishhook point is incomplete. Tip is missing. Fishhook point fragment is largely straight, but has a curve from the base. Head has a slight knob.
Fishhook point is incomplete. Tip is missing. Fishhook point fragment is curved, with three external notches at the base.
Fishhook is incomplete; tip is missing. It has one external knob and one internal knob at head. It has been broken previously and fixed with glue.
Fishhook point is incomplete. Tip is missing, and base is chipped. It is curved with an internal knob at the base.
Broken awl. Fragment missing along side.
Broken awl, proximal end remaining. Tip broken.
Complete point. Distal end is sharp and fine.
Flat bone point, broken at the proximal end.
Complete bone point or shellfish picker. Epiphysis on the proximal end, distal end is fine and sharp.
Bone point, broken at the proximal end.
Complete awl or shellfish picker. Epiphysis on the proximal end.
Broken bone point, proximal end remaining. Manufactured from hollow bone.
Worked piece of bone coming to a sharpened point at the lower edge.
Worked bone, shaped into fishhook tab, broken. No drill marks on surface, but end rounded.
Worked moa bone, shaped tab. No drill marks in surface, but end rounded.
Broken awl or shellfish picker, shaft and proximal end remaining. Epiphysis on proximal end.
Complete awl or shellfish picker, shaft and proximal end remaining. Epiphysis on proximal end.
Complete bone point. There is a small notch on either side of the proximal end. The distal end is sharp, and curved outwards.