Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken straight fishhook point. All elements except the tip is present. 1 barb near the tip. 3 large notches at the base on the opposite edge.
Complete curved fishhook point. 2 internal barbs, 1 near the tip and one near the base, and 2 external barbs both nearer the base. 1 external notch at the base.
Complete straight fishhook point. 1 internal barb near the tip. 1 external barb near the base, with 2 notches below that.
Complete curved fishhook point. 1 perforation in the base. About 6 external serrations down from the tip.
Taoka whakarākei
Bone carving, possibly a fragment of a hair comb. Eye, nose, mouth, and tongue depicted. Appears to be broken off on one side of the eye and below the mouth.
Broken bone point, chipped down one side. The distal end is sharp.
Unfinished needle, proximal end has thickness reduced but no eye.
Complete straight fishhook point. 1 barb with 2 notches above it to the tip. The opposite edge has 3 notches at the base, and 5 serrations on the point nearer the tip. The whole point is covered in small irregular abrasions
Complete one-piece fishhook. Knob on external head of shank.
Complete bird spear point. There are five barbs, and a knob all on one side. From the knob to the base end there are shallow notches. Small fragment of upper tip is missing.
Complete curved fishhook point. Abraded surface
Fishhook tab, sides worked but no drill marks.
Broken curved fishhook point. Base present.
Complete straight fishhook point. 2 barbs, 1 near the tip the other lower near the base. 2 notches on the base at the opposite edge.
Complete straight fishhook point. 1 barb on the point. A reduction at the base on this edge. 2 notches at the base on the opposite edge.
Complete straight fishhook point. A slight reduction at the base on one edge, 1 notch at the base on the opposing edge.
Broken bird spear point, base remaining. There is one barb, with serrations along the top of the barb.
Broken bird spear point, base remaining. There is one barb that has broken off. Serrations on lower side of base.
Broken curved fishhook point. Base is present. A perforation in the base.
Broken tattoo chisel, fragments missing from hafting end and long cutting edge. There is a partial perforation through the hafting end, where the fragment is missing. Teeth along the cutting edge, some broken off.