Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken lure shank. Head is present. A notch/reduction forms the head.
He kura
Broken bone comb, head remaining. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Proximal end is rounded. A bird's head figure with eye and beak indicated is carved on proper left side. Part of beak has broken off and a repair piece has been glued on. Distal end has vertical cut marks indicating ten or eleven broken teeth. Another horizontal cut mark runs just above the left side set of teeth on both the front and back.
Broken bone comb, head remaining. Proximal end is rounded and cracked, with straight sides. Very small perforation on one corner of the proximal end. Remains of nine or ten teeth evident, all broken at the proximal end. Surface is weathered.
Complete short threader, chipped at the proximal end.
Mostly complete threader, larger than most. Finished at the proximal end, broken tip.
Complete short threader. Notch on side of proximal end, with a more shallow notch on the opposite side towards the tip.
Mahi whakairo
Complete short threader.
Broken bird spear point, lower remaining. There are three barbs, one larger upper one, and two lower and smaller barbs that grouped together.
Broken bird spear point, upper remaining. There are four barbs.
Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Four barbs.
Broken tattooing chisel, lower portion remaining, broken at upper end. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, very lightly chipped. There is a very small notch on either side of the lower portion. In the middle of the lower portion there is a long and narrow perforation with a longitudinal striation on either side.
Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. There are three barbs.
Broken bird spear point, upper remaining, fragment from base broken. One barb.
Complete curved fishhook point with external serrations on side.
Complete fishhook point. Straight and barbed with notches at base. Small part of barb has broken off.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken curved fishhook point, all remaining except base.
straight complete fishhook, notches at external base, with barb on the internal side.
Complete curved fishhook point, some reduction near base.
Broken, curved fishhook point with the upper point and tip remaining.