Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken curved fishhook point. Long, slender point from large base. Single notch on external side of base.
Broken fishhook tab.
Complete toggle. There are two perforations, one on either side, directly on top of one another. Both ends are finished, with small striations around the end. There are two partial perforations, one at either end, indicating this is possibly a reworked flute. Two visible repairs running longitudinally where previously broken.
Broken toggle, with chips on both ends. There is a single broken perforation, near one end.
Fishhook tab, rounded into one-piece shape. Drill marks on one side, workings at top for head of shank.
Complete curved fishhook point, large base.
Complete shank. Knobs on external side of shank head. Perforation through base, with two notches, one on either side of perforation, on external side of shank.
Broken curved fishhook point. Perforation through base, two notches on external side of base. Tip of point is broken.
Moa bone slab.
Shank, possibly of one-piece fishhook. Knob at head of shank.
Broken fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook. Drill marks visible along one side. Previously broken, now fixed.
Partially manufactured fishhook
Fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook. Partially drilled holes on one side.
Partially completed fishhook containing drill work in the centre of the tab.
Partially manufactured fishhook, showing drill work in centre and broken off on one side
Partially manufactured fishhook tab showing drill work.
Partially manufactured fishhook, curved and containing drill work along one side.
Unfinished toggle, possibly manufactured from a broken flute. One end is complete with a chipped edge, the other end is completely broken. There is one perforation off-centre, and one partial perforation at the broken edge. Along the top there is another partial perforation at the broken edge. There is a deep striation near the finished edge.