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Bone, Worked, Awl

Taoka Māori

D81.3282

Piece of worked bone, tapered to a rounded point at one end and broken and straight at the other end. Possibly the tooth of a comb.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D81.3283

Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D81.3284

Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3285

Bone point, distal end is sharp. Proximal end is stout.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3286

Complete bone point, stout. Distal end comes to a point that is chipped. Proximal end is wide and thick. There is a groove across the surface where the point meets the proximal end.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3288

Bone point, distal end is sharp. Broken at proximal end.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3289

Broken bone point.

Shank fragment

Taoka Māori

D81.329

Broken fishhook, shank remaining. Straight with knobs at head.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3290

Bone point, distal end is sharp. Broken at proximal end.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3291

Bone point, proximal end remaining. Broken at distal end.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3292

Bone point, distal end is sharp. Broken at proximal end.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3293

Bone point, pointed at both ends.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3294

Bone point, one pointed end remaining.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3295

Bone point, one pointed end remaining.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3296

Bone point, sharpened distal end remaining. Tip broken off.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3297

Bone point, distal end is sharp. Sides and proximal end are rough.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3298

Bone point, distal end is sharp. Broken at proximal end.

Point

Taoka Māori

D81.3299

Bone point, distal end is sharp. Sawing marks on surface at proximal end.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D81.33

Broken one-piece fishhook point, portion of base remaining. Bone is burned.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D81.330

Broken curved fishhook point fragment, base remains.