Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete curved fishhook point. External notched bait barb near base, with serrations from barb to tip. Manufactured from dog jaw.
He kura
Broken bone comb, fragment of the head and the proximal end of six teeth remaining. Surface is worn and sides broken off. Rectangular cross section.
Taoka Puoro
Broken flute, one end remaining. There are no perforations.
Tab of moa bone.
Complete straight fishhook point.
Broken threader, sharpened distal end remaining. Longitudinal crack.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken straight shank, with most remaining except base. Notches at head.
Fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook.
Complete curved fishhook point. External notches at base.
Mostly complete straight fishhook point, with all remaining except tip. Notches at external surface of base.
Complete toggle, with chipping on either edge. There is a single perforation, with a partial drill mark roughly 2cm away. Bone is burned.
Complete toggle. Bone has been cut longitudinally, leaving only a "half-pipe" length of bone left. There are four perforations, one on every side at both ends. The bone looks burned.
Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Notches on external side of base.
Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Large, vertical base for attachment to shank, with point coming off at angle. Notches on external side of base.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining. Curved notch on the external side of base.
Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Notch on external side of base.
Broken fishhook tab. Partially manufactured fishhook.
Centre piece of fishhook tab.
Centre piece from fishhook tab.