Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Straight piece of bone of which one end is curved.
Broken straight fishhook, lower remaining. Long, slender variety. Notches on external side of base.
Broken fishhook, shank remaining. Knob at head.
Broken fishhook tab, external edges rounded.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Bottom of base broken.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining.
Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb at tip, serrations at base.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the base. Five barbs. Notches along both sides from mid-shaft to the base.
Complete fishhook point, barbed and mostly straight with notches at base.
Bone bird spear point, small part of tip not present. Three barbs.
Complete bone bird spear point. Three barbs. Six notches on one side of the base.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Piece of bone, broken in half and worked to a broken point at each end.
Broken threader, tip remaining.
Complete bone shank from composite fishhook. Rectangular cross-section. Perforation at head. Six large notches at base.
Complete fishhook point with slight curve. Notches present at base, and internal barb near tip.
He kura
Complete pendant made from a seal tooth. Suspension hole at root end.
Complete straight fishhook point. Notches on external lower side. Internal upper barb.
Mostly complete bird spear point. The upper tip is chipped off. There are five barbs, but two are broken off. Both sides from the third barb to the base of the shaft are serrated.
Complete bird spear point. There are three barbs. Both sides from the second barb down to the base of the point are serrated.