Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken fishhook point, broken at base. Previously broken at tip, now fixed. Incurved point.
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Broken tattoo chisel, lower portion remaining. Hafting end not present. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, one side chipped. There are longitudinal striations along lower portion to cutting edge.
Complete bone bird spear point. One lateral margin has three barbs. The tip narrows to a sharp point.
Complete bone pendant. Suspension hole at proximal end. Split along mid-shaft to distal tip.
Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp, no eye at the proximal end.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two barbs remaining. Notches along one side and at the base.
Broken bird spear point, base remaining. Three barbs remaining, serrations on barbs.
Broken bird spear point, all but small fragment of base remaining. Bird spear point has three barbs, both sides of the bird spear point are serrated. Bird spear point has a slight curve to it.
Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. Two full barbs remaining, one partial barb, and one missing barb. Both sides of the bird spear point are serrated.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Single barb. Notches along sides.
Broken bird spear point. Bird spear point has two barbs remaining, upper barb is chipped.
Complete bird spear point, previously broken in three places, now fixed. Four barbs, two missing fragments, and one very small barb.
Broken bird spear point, all but upper tip remaining. This bird spear point has four barbs. Below the barbs there is a notch.
Long bone bird spear point, made from bird bone. Pointed shaft with a series of notches on one side. Concave in cross section. Five barbs near point.
Complete bird spear point. This is a detailed bird spear point of an unusual style. At the tip there are two barbs on one side. The other side of the bird spear point is serrated, with a small barb about half way down. Towards the base there is a perforation, with decorative crosshatching striations below. At the base there are three notches.
Broken bird spear point, all but upper tip remaining. Bird spear point has five barbs, all broken.
Complete bone bird spear point. Three barbs.
Partially manufactured hook.
Partially manufactured hook
Incomplete shank fragment; broken at tip. There is one external knob at the head. There is a slight depression on the anterior face, at the base near the tip.