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Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D33.70

Broken, curved fishhook point with the tip and point remaining. The external side is serrated down to where it is broken and there is an upper, internal barb.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D33.71

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and an external barb in the middle of the point as well as lower, external notches.

Spear, Bird

Taoka Māori

D33.72

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

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D33.817

Complete bird spear point. There are four barbs. The lowest barb features a single notch along the upper edge.

Gorge

Taoka Māori

D33.819

Broken fish gorge, one sharpened end remaining.

Picker, Point

Taoka Māori

D33.820

Mostly complete shellfish picker or bone point. Broken around the proximal end. Manufactured from slender hollow bone.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D33.828

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D33.848

Complete bird spear point. There is a barb in the middle of the shaft.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D33.849

Complete straight fishhook point. Serration present at tip end and barb present on the other side.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D33.850

Complete straight fishhook point. There is an internal barb midway up the point and there is a notch toward the base.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D33.855

Broken fishhook point, tip remaining.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D33.860

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.

Gorge

Taoka Māori

D33.861

Complete fish gorge. Small notches on one side near one end.

Point

Taoka Māori

D34.136

Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a point, chipped at proximal end.

Broken and unfinished toggle. One end has been cut but not smoothed, while the other end is heavily chipped. There is a partially drilled perforation. There are two longitudinal cracks. One crack is still partially together, holding the toggle together. Very fragile.