Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken curved fishhook point fragment. Shank remaining.
Broken straight fishhook point fragment. Shank remaining
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Base of fishhook present only.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment. Faint serrations visible on external portion of fishhook.
Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment. Notches present on either side, with one side continuing into serrations. Base portion of fishhook present only.
Very partially manufactured hook. Tab is smoothed and rounded ready for drilling. There is a portion of the tab that has broken off at the top corner.
Broken threader, long and pointed end remaining. Broken at the other end.
Broken threader, one pointed end remaining. Visible repair where previously broken.
Broken threader, one pointed end remaining.
Complete threader. Proximal end cut with cutting marks around edge, distal end sharpened.
Mahi whakairo
Piece of hollow, straight bone. One end is split, tapering to a point, the tip of which has broken off.
Piece of hollow bone, worked to a dull point at one end and reduced at the opening of the other end.
He kura
Broken bone pendant, straight distal end remaining.
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Burnt with knob at head. Curved broken fishhook shank. Shank present. Broken at the base. Reduction around the top forming a head and two knobs. Burnt/black.
Broken fishhook fragment, unknown portion remaining. Straight with one end tapering to a broken point.
Broken curved fishhook point, midsection remaining. Broken at both ends, bone is burned towards upper.
Incomplete curved fishhook point with no visible features present. Fishhook has broken off towards the base portion.
Incomplete straight fishhook point fragment. 4 notches present at base. Fishhook has broken off towards the point end.
Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp.