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Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D81.3836

Broken bird spear point, base remaining. Two barbs broken.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D81.3837

Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. There are three barbs.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D81.3838

Complete bone bird spear point. Six barbs.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D81.3839

Complete bird spear point. Four barbs.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D81.3840

Complete bird spear point. Slightly broken base. Seven barbs. Smooth along both sides, notches along the base part.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D81.3856

Unfinished needle. The distal end is sharp. There is an drill mark on one side of the proximal end.

Gorge

Taoka Māori

D20.398

Complete fish gorge. There are serrations on one side.

Toggle

Taoka Māori

D20.408

Complete toggle. There is a single perforation. Directly opposite the perforation there is a deep drill mark. There are several cracks running from the ends to the centre.

Pendant, He Kura

He kura

D22.867

Mostly complete bone pendant. Worn at the proximal end. Straight, tapering to a point at the distal end.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D23.564

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb. It has lower, exterior notches. The fishhook is hollow and has a split along the tip on the exterior side.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D19.170

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs at head.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D83.109

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp, with a drilled, circular eye.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D23.579

Mostly complete bone bird spear point with three complete barbs and one broken barb. Notches on bottom barb and base.

Pendant, He Kura

He kura

D22.269

Complete bone pendant. Curved with suspension hole on one end.

Pendant, He Kura

He kura

D22.270

Complete curved bone pendant with suspension hole at the proximal end.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D88.356

Complete fishhook point, barbed and curved, with notches at base.

Broken curved fishhook point, in two pieces. Notches on the external side of base, with a downward barb just above the notches. There is a small internal barb opposite. There is a broken internal barb halfway. Distal tip is chipped.

Shank fragment

Taoka Māori

D90.85

Broken shank fragment, possibly of one-piece fishhook. Broken at head and where point meets base. Previously broken on shank, glued together.

Shank fragment

Taoka Māori

D90.86

Broken shank fragment, possibly of one-piece fishhook. Knobs on head of shank. Broken at base where point meets shank.

Shank fragment

Taoka Māori

D90.87

Broken shank, possibly of one-piece fishhook. Knobs at head. Broken at base.