Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete bone point. Distal end is sharpened to a fine point. Front surface at proximal end is slightly reduced.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining. Manufactured from dog jaw, and hollow.
Broken, curved fishhook point with the tip missing.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Notches on external side.
Complete curved fishhook point
Broken curved fishhook point, mid section remaining, broken at base and tip. Serrations on external side.
Broken curved fishhook point, mid and base sections remaining, tip not present.
Curved fishhook point. Blunted tip.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken one-piece fishhook fragment, with point and external basal barb remaining. Tip and base not present.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a sawn, long eye near midpoint of the needle.
He kura
Broken tattoo chisel, hafting end remaining. There are small notches on both sides.
Complete fishhook point. Slightly curved with notches at base. Barbed with serrations near tip.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining. Serrations on external side of hook.
Complete curved fishhook point. Serrations on external side of base. Internal barb near tip.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.
Complete fish gorge.
Complete tattoo chisel. There are three notches on the hafting end, one of each side, forming two prongs. There are sharp teeth along the cutting edge, all complete.