Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete point of a composite hook; curved with external notches on base.
Broken one-piece fishhook, base, lower shank and lower point remaining. Notch on base. Previously broken at base and glued together.
Straight piece of bone.
Fragment of broken worked bone, filed to a blunt point at one end.
Straight fragment of split bone, rounded and filed flat at one end, with polishing marks evident. Small part of one side edge has been burnt.
Complete threader. There is a circular eye at the proximal end and a partial, broken eye at the edge. Distal end is sharp.
Mostly complete, all remaining except very upper tip. Internal barb with notches on external side of base.
Mostly complete straight fishhook point, all remaining except very upper tip. Internal and external barb with knob on internal side of base.
Broken needle, shaft and distal end remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Incomplete curved fishhook point with base missing. External barb present.
Broken needle, manufactured from hollow bone. The distal end is sharp. There is a fragment missing from the proximal end, possibly a broken eye.
Broken threader, long portion remaining with sharpened distal end. Broken around the proximal end.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.
He kura
Broken bone pendant, upper portion remaining. Straight with suspension hole. Shallow groove along one side.
Complete but worn curved fishhook point.
Broken, curved fishhook point with the tip missing.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Taoka Puoro
Broken flute, fragment of one end remaining. Partial perforation at top. Cutting marks on surface.
Complete bone flute. Finished at both ends, though one end is chipped and cracked. There are three perforations along the top.
