Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken bird spear point. Middle of shaft remains, with three barbs.
Taoka Puoro
Complete flute. Finished at both ends, though both are chipped, and one has a small fragment missing. At one end there are two perforations on the side. There are three perforations through the top. There are several cracks.
Complete straight fishhook point, with internal barb and notches on external side of base.
Complete, curved fishhook point with an exterior, upper barb that has notches along it.
Complete straight fishhook point with internal barb and serrations on point. Notches on internal side of base and external side of point.
Straight fishhook point fragment, base broken. Internal barb with serrations on internal and external tip and external side of point.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, interior barb that is serrated. There are also lower, interior notches and upper, exterior serrations. The back has a saw mark.
Complete curved fishhook point. Fishhook has no distinct markings. Very porous like in appearance.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, broken at tip.
Mostly complete curved fishhook point. Very tip of point has broken off. Areas around fishhook have porous like appearance.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining, broken at base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Fishhook is smoothed off with no distinct markings present.
Complete curved fishhook point. Smooth fishhook with no distinct markings.
Small fragment of fishhook point.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken curved fishhook point, tip not present
Complete curved fishhook point. Smooth fishhook with a distinct two hole tunnel on back portion of fishhook at base end.