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Taoka Māori
Broken fishhook fragment, all present except base.
Mahi kai ki tai
Complete one-piece bone fishhook. The bend has a notch. The tip is bent and comes to a sharp point. The head has a shank knob and a knob at the head, which is worn.
Complete curved fishhook point. Large base that has external notches present.
Complete bird spear point. There are five barbs. All but the uppermost barb are serrated along the top edges. There is a single notch on the base of the shaft.
Complete straight fishhook point. Notched on external lower side.
Complete, straight fishhook point.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Straight fishhook point fragment, base and part of point present with notches on external side of base.
Curved piece of bone with half a perforation.
Complete one-piece fishhook. Knob at head and external base notch. End of tip is not present.
Complete shellfish picker or bone awl. Chipped at the proximal end.
Shellfish picker, manufactured from hollow bone. Chipped at the proximal end.
Taoka whakarākei
Complete bone pendant. Suspension hole at one end and slightly curved towards the other end, coming to a point at an oblique angle.
Straight fishhook point with internal barbs and notches on external side of base.
Complete, straight fishhook point with a middle, internal barb and a notch at the base.
Mostly complete threader, possibly broken at the distal end. Threader is curved.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a long eye near the proximal end, which also comes to a point.
Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. There is a partial perforation, broken through the centre. Serrations at both ends, .
Broken bird spear point. Tip and middle of shaft remain, four barbs along middle of shaft.
Complete, curved fishhook point.
