Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb. External side of base is reduced.
Complete curved fishhook point. Base appears burnt.
Broken tab. Partially manufactured fishhook.
Broken one-piece fishhook. Base remaining, with lower shank and point.
Broken shank, upper remaining. Knobs at head.
Worked piece of hollow bone, one end sharpened to a point with a crack running the length.
Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, but no eye.
Broken needle, proximal end remaining. Long, sawn eye at the proximal end.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Proximal end features a drilled, circular eye.
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Broken bone comb, three of six teeth broken off. Proximal edge is rounded with a large chip missing off of one side. Surface is smooth with polishing marks evident.
Complete gorge, manufactured from hollow bone.
Complete gorge, manufactured from hollow bone. There are striations around the hollow opening at one end.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining and tip not present.
Broken curved fishhook point, midsection remaining.
Complete fishhook point. Slightly curved with notches at base.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper and mid remaining, broken at base.
Complete curved fishhook point, serrations along external side of fishhook, from middle to tip.
Broken curved fishhook point fragment, with tip, point and partial base remaining.
Broken one-piece fishhook, with head, shank and base remaining. Point not present. There is an external knob at the head and an internal barb at the midpoint of the shank.
Complete fishhook point. Straight with notches at base.