Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Fishhook point incomplete; base is missing. Fishhook point fragment is curved.
Fishhook point is complete and straight. It has an internal barb at the tip. The tip is serrated on both edges. The external edge is serrated. There is a wide external notch at the base.
Complete one-piece fishhook. Knob at head. External barb and external serrations. Bait knob at base.
Fishhook point is incomplete; tip is missing. Fishhook point fragment is straight, and has an internal barb near the tip. The external edge and the internal edge below the tip are serrated.
Broken needle, shaft and tip remaining. The distal end is sharp, broken at the proximal end.
Fishhook point is complete and straight. It has an internal barb. Both edges of the tip are serrated. The external edge of the fishhook point is serrated.
Fishhook point is complete and straight. It has one internal barb near the tip. It has three notches at the base.
Shank is mostly complete; broken at base. The shank fragment has one knob at the head.
Incomplete shank fragment with distinct head and knob still present.
Incomplete one-piece fishhook fragment. Head and knob still present with small portion of base present also.
Fishhook point is complete and curved.
Fishhook point is incomplete; broken at base and chipped at tip. Fishhook point is curved.
Fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook. Large drilled hole through centre.
Middle piece of tab. Outer portion of tab clearly shows worked impressions.
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Bone pendant, small part broken off distal end. Slightly curved with suspension hole at the proximal end.
Curved bone pendant, broken at the suspension hole at the proximal end
Complete bone pendant. Slightly curved with suspension hole at proximal end.
Incomplete bone pendant. Drill mark on each side of proximal end indicating an incomplete suspension hole. Straight, coming to a point at the distal end. Surface has a pink discoloration.
Bone comb with three long teeth. Slightly curved at the top with straight side edges. Concave cross section.
Complete fishhook point, slightly curved. An internal and an external barb with notches at base.