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shell

Taoka Māori

D65.110

Part A: Complete shell, dirt on surface. Part B: Fragment of shell, dirt on surface. Part C: Fragment of shell, dirt on surface.

Mollusc, shell

Taoka Māori

D65.182

Broken shell. Dirt on surface.

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D65.251

Partially manufactured fishhook showing drill work

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D65.253

Partially manufactured hook.

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D65.254

Fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook. No drill marks. External side rounded into shape.

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D65.255

Broken fishhook tab. External side is rounded into shape, with shallow drillmarks on surface.

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D65.256

Broken fishhook tab, upper portion remaining. External edges have been smoothed, no drill marks.

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D65.257

Partially manufactured fishhook.

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D65.259

Small fishhook tab.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D65.260

Broken, curved fishhook point with the lower point and part of the base remaining.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D65.261

Broken, curved fishhook point with the base and point remaining. It has a knob on the base.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D65.262

Broken, curved fishhook with the base and point remaining. It has a interior, upper barb on the point.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D65.263

Broken, curved fishhook with the base and point remaining.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D65.264

Complete, curved fishhook point. It has an upper, external barb and lower, external notches.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D65.265

Complete, curved fishhook point. It has an upper, internal barb and lower, external notches.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D65.267

Broken, curved fishhook point .

Flute, Koauau

Taoka Puoro

D20.376

Complete flute, with light chipping on either end. There are several longitudinal cracks, one of which is split wide open. The other cracks are filled with an adhesive. There are four perforations, three along the top of the flute, and one at the end. At one end of the flute, there are diagonal striations.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D65.523

Complete curved fishhook point. Reduction around base

Toggle

Taoka Māori

D65.526

Complete toggle, chipped at both ends, with one end missing a fragment. There is a single perforation. The surface is decorated with striations in a cross-hatched pattern. Bone is burned.

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D65.528

Partially manufactured fishhook.