Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
This object is very weathered, it is a single tapered point, the top side is smooth and polished.
This is a straight single point, it is badly weathered.
This object is a single tapered point, the top end of the object is missing. There are several cracks running through the top side of the object.
Partially manufactured fishhook
This object is a single point, it is not very weathered, although it has a lot of cracks. The top part of the object looks like it has been broken off.
This object is a single tapered point, it is quite weathered. There is a small hole at the top underside of the object.
This object is a single tapered point, it is very weathered. The top side of the object is covered is rub marks.
Broken point, tip remaining.
Broken point, tip remaining. Bone is burnt. There is a fragment missing from one side, and the very tip is broken off.
Broken point, tip remaining. Bone is very worn.
Complete bone toggle. Finished at both ends, lightly chipped around edges. There are serrations around parts of the edges, but not all the way around. There is a single perforation through the toggle.
Complete toggle. Finished at both ends. There is one complete perforation, and a partial perforation at one end. There are deep striations, cutting marks, across the surface.
Complete toggle. There is single large perforation through the centre. Both ends are carved in a short, comb-like teeth pattern.
Broken moa bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is pointed.
Fishhook tab, drilled along one side.
Large moa bone point, distal end sharpened.
Complete moa bone point, distal end sharpened.
Complete albatross bone awl. There is a suspension hole at the proximal end. The back of the suspension hole is enlarged by chipping. The distal end is sharpened into a blunt point with worn notches along the edges.
Complete but unfinished toggle. Finished at both ends, no perforation. Cracks along surface.
