Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken bone awl or shellfish picker. Manufactured from hollow bone. Epiphysis on the proximal end.
He kura
Complete tattoo needle. Needle portion approximately 1cm long.
complete straight fishhook point. Very wide base flattened on the sides.
Complete curved fishhook point. Two notches near base; slightly in curved point.
Mostly complete straight fishhook point. Tip missing. Two notches near base on outside.
Bone curved fishhook point. Lower remaining. Tip broken off.
Complete straight bone pendant. Notched along sides and tapered to a point at distal end. Knob at proximal end with a small portion chipped off.
World
Complete straight fishhook point. Two small notches on inside of base, one large shallow notch on external side. Internal barb.
Complete bone pendant. Mostly straight, but slightly curved at the distal end. Suspension hole which has been drilled with a metal tool.
Broken fishhook, shank remaining.
Broken fishhook point, mid-point remaining.
Complete bone pendant. Knob at one end and curved to a point at other end. Serrations along both sides.
Mostly complete curved bone pendant, broken suspension hole.
Bone fishhook point. Long straight point with no barb. Small part of tip not present. Widens at butt. Three notches at base for lashing.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, with a drilled, circular eye.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.
Complete curved fishhook point. Partial perforation at base, with complete perforation through base. Two small external barbs, one near base, and one near tip, with serrations between.
Complete curved fishhook point. Two small external barbs, both on lower point. Serrations from upper barb to tip.
