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Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D1999.316

Broken bird spear point, base remaining. There is a barb near the broken edge.

Pendant, He Kura

He kura

D23.129

Complete kinked bone pendant. Knob at proximal end on the side of the suspension hole.

Pendant, He Kura

He kura

D24.1328

Complete bone pendant. Kinked with a suspension hole at proximal end and slightly curved to a point at distal end.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D27.183

Small bone bird spear point, made from bird bone. Long pointed shaft. Concave in cross section. Six barbs near point. Upper four barbs are broken off, bottom two remain intact.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D27.187

Small bone bird spear point, made from bird bone. Pointed shaft. Concave in cross section. Six barbs along shaft.

Toggle

Taoka Māori

D27.629

Complete bone toggle. Decorated on one side with darkened striations in a rectilinear design. On other side there is a large perforation with small drill mark to one side. Both ends have cutting marks. There is a longitudinal crack starting at one end and running through the striations.

Needle, Bone, Worked

Taoka Māori

D27.1110

Piece of worked bird bone, broken at one end and filed to a point at the other end.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D27.1156

Complete bone bird spear point with four barbs. Tapers to a point at the base.

Gouge, Whao

Mahi whakairo

D27.1291

Broken gouge, appears unfinished around the proximal end. There is a crack that starts at the proximal end.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.5

Complete bone bird spear point with five barbs.

Bone, Worked, Toggle

Taoka Māori

D29.542

Complete but unfinished toggle. Both ends finished, but no perforation.

Toggle

Taoka Māori

D29.547

Unfinished toggle. Finished at both ends, no perforation.

Toggle

Taoka Māori

D29.3350

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends.

Bone, Worked, Flute, Koauau

Taoka Puoro

D29.3364

Partially manufactured flute. Broken, one end remaining. End unfinished, no perforations. One large crack.

Toggle

Taoka Māori

D29.3370

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends. Striation towards one end, at broken edge.

Bone, Worked, Koauau, Flute

Taoka Puoro

D29.3372

Broken flute, fragment of end remaining. Two striations surface near broken edge, one curved line and one straight line.

Bone, Worked

Taoka Māori

D29.3754

Piece of broken bird bone worked to a dull point at one end and filed down and reduced along one side edge

Bone, Worked

Taoka Māori

D29.4745

Piece of straight hollow bird bone, broken at one end and filed at an angle on the other end, tapering to a point.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.4759

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Notches at base.

Toggle

Taoka Māori

D29.3310

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining.