Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken straight fishhook point, base remaining. External notches on lower base.
Partially manufactured fishhook.
Complete curved fishhook point. Internal barb at head and external notches at base.
Broken straight fishhook point fragment, most remaining except side and tip. Broken in two pieces, then glued back together. Internal barb at tip and notches at base.
Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb and external serrations at base.
Broken straight fishhook point, all remaining except base. Internal barb at tip.
Broken bone bird spear point, proximal end with single barb remaining.
Complete threader. Epiphysis on the proximal end, with a perforation on one side. Distal end is sharp.
Broken fishhook tab, external edge rounded. Groove at top of external side, probably work on head of shank. Perforations through surface.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Serrations along external side of fishhook.
Broken curved fishhook point, midsection remaining.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken straight fishhook point. Slight chip at base, tip not present. Internal barb.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Slight chip at base.
Broken fishhook tab. Drill marks visible on side.
Unidentified curved piece of fishhook.
Complete bone minnow shank lure. Perforation drilled from both sides at the head, which is tapered to a point. Base has three cut marks on one side. Triangular cross section.
Taoka Puoro
Complete flute, ends unfinished, and one end chipped. There are two perforations along the top. There are two cracks that run the length of the flute, filled with adhesive. The surface is covered with residue from tape.
Broken awl, proximal end and shaft remaining. Distal end is chipped at the tip.
Complete awl, partial epiphysis on the proximal end.
