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Tūhura's Birthday Party
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David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken toggle, small fragment remaining. One end is finished, at the broken end there is a partial perforation. There are striations across the surface.
Taoka Puoro
Complete flute. There are four perforations, three along the top, and one at the end. Groups of diagonal striations wrap around the flute. There is a crack that runs through the perforations, and others along the length of the flute.
Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. There is a single deep cut mark at one end.
Fishhook tab, partially manufactured hook.
Broken fishhook tab. Partially manufactured fishhook.
Broken curved fishhook point, most remaining except base.
Worked slab of moa bone, cut longitudinally.
Piece of worked moa bone. Rounded projection at one end.
Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. This fragment could be a toggle. There are no perforations, and both ends are finished.
Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends.
Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment. There are no perforations. This could be a fragment of a flute. Both ends are finished.
Broken flute, small longitudinal fragment remaining. One end is finished. There is a partial perforation remaining. Two diagonal striations.
Broken flute, small fragment of one end remaining. Striations on surface.
Broken flute, small fragment remaining. Striations in a double "V" pattern. Where previously broken, there is a visible repair.
Broken flute, small longitudinal fragment remaining, neither end intact. There are striations decorating the surface in a chevron pattern. Where previously broken there is a visible repair.
Partially manufactured fishhook.
Partially manufactured fishhook, with drill work near the centre of the tab.
Partially manufactured fishhook, showing drill work near head
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.
