Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches and serrations at base.
Complete, curved fishhook point. It has two notches on either side of the bottom of the base.
Complete, curved fishhook point. The external side is serrated and the base has grooves on the front and back.
Complete fishhook point, curved with external serrations.
complete curved fishhook point. A perforation in the base. 1 external notch. About 9 internal and external serrations near the tip, some curving around the side.
Complete, curved fishhook point. It has exterior notches at the bottom of the point; above which the exterior side is serrated to the point. There is a perforation at the base although it is partially broken.
Complete fishhook point, curved with external serrations. Tapered base with perforation.
Complete fishhook point, curved with external serrations. Knob and drill work at base.
Complete curved fishhook point. I external knob. About 12 very slight serrations running above to knob towards the tip.
Complete fishhook point, curved with external and internal serrations. Knob and reduction at base.
Partially manufactured fishhook point showing drill work along one side. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together.
Broken one-piece fishhook, all remaining except tip and head.
Broken one-piece fishhook, base and shank remaining. Large knob at head.
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs on head of shank. Basal notch.
Complete one-piece fishhook. Knobs on head of shank. Point has an incurved tip.
Broken one-piece fishhook, base remaining, with two knobs.
Complete one-piece fishhook. The point has an upper, internal barb and the head has an external and internal knob.
Broken one-piece fishhook, tip and head not present.
Complete shank from composite fishhook. Curved with knobs on head and notches at end of base for lashing point. Hook was previously broken in two piece and glued back together at base.
Complete fishhook point. Internal and external barbs with serrations. Notches at base.