Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken bird spear point. Middle of shaft remains, with three barbs.
Broken bird spear point. Middle of shaft remains, with two barbs.
Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Two barbs.
Broken bone bird spear point, tip with single barb remaining.
Broken threader, long portion remaining with sharpened distal end. broken around the proximal end.
Broken threader, one pointed end remaining. Cracked at the proximal end.
Broken threader, long portion remaining. Distal end is sharpened.
Complete threader. Epiphysis remains.
Broken threader, tip remaining.
Piece of broken bone worked to a dull point at one end.
Piece of broken hollow bone with epiphysis remaining on one end and worked to a sharp but slightly broken point at the other end.
Piece of worked bone, pointed at each end.
Piece of bone worked to a point at one end.
Mahi whakairo
Piece of hollow, worked bone. Broken at one end; the other end is split and filed to a sharp point.
Piece of bone, worked to a point at one end, the tip of which has broken off. Other end is broken into V-shaped projections.
Piece of bone, worked to a dull point at one end.
Piece of bone, worked to a point at one end, a small part of the tip of which has broken off.
Small piece of bone worked to a point.
Piece of broken and split bird bone worked to a sharp point at one end.
Broken, straight fishhook point with the base remaining.