Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete fishhook point, straight and barbed with notches at base.
Complete fishhook point, curved and barbed. Notches and reduction at base.
Complete fishhook point. Straight and barbed with notch at base.
Complete fishhook point, curved with notches at base.
He kura
Complete curved fishhook point. Has previously been broken in two pieces and glued back together. Perforation at base.
Complete bird spear point. 3 barbs remaining. Smooth on both sides.
Complete bird spear point. Two complete barbs and one broken barb. Smooth on both sides.
Complete bird spear point. Three complete barbs. Smooth on both sides
Incomplete bird spear point, broken at the base. Three complete barbs. Smooth on both sides.
Incomplete bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two intact barbs. Small barbs along both sides of the base.
Complete bird spear point. Five complete barbs. Smooth on both sides.
Complete straight fishhook point, notches on external side of base.
Complete point, distal end fine and sharp. The proximal end is wider, with two notches along one edge.
Bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Slightly chipped at both ends.
Taoka Puoro
Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends. There are three partial perforations along the broken edge. There are diagonal striations. One split crack at one end, and numerous hair cracks.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notch on external side, serrations on notch and external side from notch to tip.
Broken curved fishhook point, mid and base remaining. Perforation at base.
Complete, curved fishhook although part of the tip is missing. It has a lower, exterior barb that is serrated.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches at base, and along mid external side.