Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Bone point, distal end is sharp. Dot of black ink on back.
Broken point, tip remaining. Distal end is very sharp. Sheer white stain on the surface.
Complete bone bird spear point. Six barbs.
Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp. Epiphysis remaining on proximal end.
Broken awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal tip is broken. Partial epiphysis remaining on proximal end.
Piece of straight worked bird bone, broken at one end and tapering to a point at the other end. Notch or barb on one side at the broken end. Possibly part of a broken bird spear point or fishhook point.
Broken bird spear point, base remaining. There is a barb near the broken edge.
He kura
Complete kinked bone pendant. Knob at proximal end on the side of the suspension hole.
Complete bone pendant. Kinked with a suspension hole at proximal end and slightly curved to a point at distal end.
Small bone bird spear point, made from bird bone. Long pointed shaft. Concave in cross section. Six barbs near point. Upper four barbs are broken off, bottom two remain intact.
Small bone bird spear point, made from bird bone. Pointed shaft. Concave in cross section. Six barbs along shaft.
Complete bone toggle. Decorated on one side with darkened striations in a rectilinear design. On other side there is a large perforation with small drill mark to one side. Both ends have cutting marks. There is a longitudinal crack starting at one end and running through the striations.
Piece of worked bird bone, broken at one end and filed to a point at the other end.
Complete bone bird spear point with four barbs. Tapers to a point at the base.
Mahi whakairo
Broken gouge, appears unfinished around the proximal end. There is a crack that starts at the proximal end.
Complete bone bird spear point with five barbs.
Complete but unfinished toggle. Both ends finished, but no perforation.
Unfinished toggle. Finished at both ends, no perforation.
Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends.
Taoka Puoro
Partially manufactured flute. Broken, one end remaining. End unfinished, no perforations. One large crack.