Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, external notches. The back has a reduction from the top of the notches down towards the base.
Broken fishhook point, small part of tip not present. Straight with serrations along one side.
Complete, curved fishhook point with lower, external notches and lower, internal notches. It has an upper, external notch too.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.
Complete straight fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken fishhook point, mid-point and tip remaining. Curved.
Complete curved fishhook point. Incurved fishhook point.
He kura
Broken bone pendant, upper portion remaining. Curved with suspension hole, part of which has broken off.
Bone pendant, broken at the top (no suspension hole present). Carved to a point at the other end. Four notches on each side.
Complete fish gorge.
Broken fish gorge, one end remaining.
Complete picker, small fragment missing from proximal end.
Complete threader.
Broken threader, long portion remaining with sharp distal end. broken around the proximal end.
Taoka Puoro
Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. There is a single perforation, and a partial perforation at one end. There are diagonal striations decorating the surface.
Complete tattoo chisel, of comb variety. Hafting end has three deep notches on either side, and a wide and deep notch at the end of the chisel. The cutting edge has sharp teeth, last tooth on the proper right side broken off.
Fishhook point is incomplete; broken at base. Fishhook point fragment is curved. It has two external barbs near the tip, and one internal barb near the tip. There is one exterior knob and a drill hole near the base. The tip is serrated along the external and internal edge. There is some serration of the external edge below the tip.
Fishhook point is complete and curved. The external edge of the tip is serrated, and there is one external knob near the base. There is also one drill hole at the base.