Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
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Unfinished bone comb. Cross section is a half-circle. Proximal end is rounded with a small piece broken off centre. Three vertical cut marks indicate unfinished teeth; one is broken off on proper left side.
Taoka Māori
Complete bead.
The spear point is very small in size. There are small cracks along the surface of the bone. There is one barb present.
Broken bird spear point, mid section remaining. Broken at both ends. There is one barb present. There are cuts and striations in the bone. .
Broken bird spear point, mid section remaining. Broken at both ends. There are five barbs.
Broken bird spear point, midsection remaining. There are three barbs. On the other side of the spear point there are clumps of polish/glue visible.
Broken bird spear point, upper remaining. There are four remaining barbs. There are also a few scratches to both sides of the spear point.
Broken bird spear point, lower remaining. There is one barb.
Broken bird spear point, lower remaining, tip broken off. There are three barbs.
Bone tab, worked into tab shape. Edges have beginnings of fishhook shape.
Worked bone, shaped tab. Small.
Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a fine point.
Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a fine point. There are two notches at the distal end.
Broken bone point, tip remaining, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a point.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharpened.
Complete short bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharpened.
Broken bone point, tip remaining, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharpened.