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Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D27.2181

Complete curved fishhook point. Three notches on the external base.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D27.2182

Broken fishhook fragment. Worked jawbone. One large external notch.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D27.2183

Broken straight fishhook point, barbed tip remaining.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D27.2184

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Base for attaching lashings at 90 degrees to the point.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D27.2185

Broken curved fishhook point, external side entirely chipped off.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D27.2187

Bird spear point, broken at each end. Single barb remaining. Cracks along the bone.

Picker, Awl

Taoka Māori

D27.2194

Complete bone awl or shellfish picker. Chipped at the proximal end and manufactured from hollow bone.

Point

Taoka Māori

D27.2195

Broken bone point, long distal end remaining. Broken at the proximal end.

Picker, Point

Taoka Māori

D27.2196

Complete bone point or shellfish picker. Manufactured from slender hollow bone. Visible repair where previously broken.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D27.2197

Complete awl. Small split where the point extends. Tip is chipped.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D27.2198

Complete awl. Wider at the proximal end. Distal tip is chipped.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D27.2199

Broken awl, proximal end remaining. Distal end is broken.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D27.2202

Complete awl. Distal end is sharp. Epiphysis remaining on the proximal end. Fragment missing from one side.

Point

Taoka Māori

D27.2204

Broken bone point, distal tip is broken.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D27.2205

Broken awl, shaft remaining. Distal tip is broken.

Point

Taoka Māori

D27.2206

Bone point, distal end is sharp.

Point

Taoka Māori

D27.2207

Bone point.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D27.2208

Broken awl. Cracked along one side and broken at the proximal end. Bone is burnt.

Point

Taoka Māori

D27.2209

Broken bone point, medial portion remaining. Distal tip is broken and broken at proximal end.

Point

Taoka Māori

D27.2210

Bone point, one end remaining.