Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Shank is complete. Shank has been repaired at the base. There are knobs at the head and shank point. Bait knob on lower shank.
Partially manufactured hook. Fishhook tab has been repaired.
Fishhook point is not complete. Broken at base. Fishhook point is straight. Shallow notch at tip.
Partially manufactured hook.
Seal tooth, split in half and broken along one edge.
Rākau o te riri
Complete patu paraoa. Shallow ornamental grooves and perforation at butt. Chip on the proximal end of the butt. There are two natural grooves/perforations running the length of the blade.
Large bone point. Surface is polished and smooth. Slight shoulders and reduction at the middle of the point.
Broken bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Two barbs, one on each side of the tip. Four notches on one side.
Complete threader.
Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp.
Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a fine point.
Broken fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present. Notches on external side of base.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.
Curved piece of worked bone, broken at each end. Possibly a fishhook point.
Partially manufactured fishhook
Broken one-piece fishhook, midsection of point remaining. Base and tip not present. Three notches on external side.
Fishhook fragment. Base portion.
He kura
Pendant made from a seal tooth, broken at the proximal end. One broken suspension hole and one drill mark indicating an unfinished suspension hole. Curved and hollow.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment with base missing. No visible notches or barbs present.