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Point

Taoka Māori

D29.3183

Unfinished barbed point, either Birdspear or fishhook. Distal end is shaped with an unfinished barb, rest of point unshaped.

Threader

Taoka Māori

D29.3184

Broken threader, tip remaining.

Point

Taoka Māori

D29.3301

Broken bone point, tip and shaft remaining. Distal end is pointed.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.3308

Broken bird spear point. Tip and middle of shaft remain. One barb at the point of the spear.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.5048

Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment with only base present.

Unidentified fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.5049

Unidentified fishhook fragment with visible horizontal groove. One side is curved and smoothed with a possible barb present.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D29.5050

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drill mark on one side of the proximal end.

Chisel, Whao

Mahi whakairo

D29.5054

Fragment of hollow bone, broken and split at each end. Filed to a blunt point at one end. Surface is smooth, with polishing marks evident around the point tip.

Shank fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.5213

Shank fragment with head and partial shank remaining. Head has external knob.

Shank fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.5214

Shank fragment with head, shank and partial base remaining. Head has external knob.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.5215

Broken one-piece fishhook fragment, with tip and head both missing. Shank, point and base remain. Repair visible from previous breakage.

Shank fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.5220

Broken fishhook shank, most remaining except base. Knob at head.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.5221

Broken one-piece fishhook, point remaining. Curved with incurved tip and notch at base.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.5222

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Shank knob and knob at head.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.5223

Broken one-piece fishhook point, shank remaining. Shank knob and knob at head.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D29.5230

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thick reduced at the proximal end, which features a drilled, circular eye.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D29.5231

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp.

Broken needle, shaft and proximal end remaining. The tip is broken off. There is a visible repair where previously broken at the middle of the shaft. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end, cracked from eye to end.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D29.5237

Complete curved needle. Proximal end is broken, with an unfinished eye. Tip is sharp.