Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Fishhook point broken at base. Fishhook has an incurved point.
Broken fishhook tab. Partially manufactured hook.
Shank broken at head. Internal knob at head remaining.
Broken, curved shank with the base and shank remaining but the head is missing. It has interior notches all along the shank.
Partially manufactured fishhook
Broken curved fishhook point, midsection remaining, broken at base and tip. External barb and serrations.
Broken fishhook tab, drill marks on surface.
Complete, curved shank with an interior, upper knob and an upper exterior knob on the head.
Fishhook Point Fragment broken at tip. Fishhook Point Fragment is curved.
Partially manufactured fishhook.
Broken fishhook point, major reduction along one side. Curved with serrated barb. Perforation at base.
World
Broken curved fishhook point, chipped at tip and base.
Taoka Puoro
Complete bone flute. There are three perforations along the top of the flute and two perforations at the end on the side, one broken. There is the start of two decorative patterns. On the side with the perforations there are striations in a chevron pattern, and on the other side there are striations in a crosshatched pattern.
Rākau o te riri
Complete patu paraoa. Wide, curved, knob at the proximal end, two grooves on either side, and one central groove at the very proximal end. There is a perforation through the handle.
Broken bird spear point, midsection remaining. Four barbs. Visible repair near tip.
Broken bird spear point, base remaining. Two barbs, upper one broken.
Broken straight fishhook point, with only base and shaft remaining. Notches along both sides.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment with base missing. No barb present at point end.