Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken bone gorge, all but tip of one end remaining.
Complete bone gorge.
Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. One end sharpened to a point.
Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. One end sharpened to a point. Large crack in shaft.
Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. One end sharpened to a point. There are striations in groups of 5 short lines down both sides.
Complete awl, manufactured from bone. One end sharpened to a point.
Broken awl, tip remaining.
Broken awl, all but tip of point remaining. Epiphysis of bone remaining.
Complete awl, manufactured of hollow bone. One end sharpened to a point, cutting marks around the other end.
Broken point, tip remaining.
Worked bone, one end cut and smoothed.
Taoka Puoro
Small hollowed section of bone, possibly intended to be a flute or toggle. Ends are cut, but not smoothed. Small cracks running longitudinally.