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Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D52.654

Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Two barbs remaining.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D52.655

Broken bird spear point, distal end remaining. Single barb remaining with notches along sides.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D52.656

Broken bird spear point, distal end with single barb remaining.

Point, Bird Spear, Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D52.657

Complete barbed bone point with notches at base.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D52.658

Broken bird spear point, distal end with single barb remaining.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D53.101

Complete awl. Distal end is reduced to a fine point.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D53.102

Complete awl. Epiphysis remaining on the proximal end.

Flute, Koauau

Taoka Puoro

D53.150

Mostly complete but unfinished flute. One end is chipped. There are no perforations. There are cracks from the chipped end into the middle of the flute.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D53.947

Awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is pointed. Large fragment missing from proximal end.

Point

Taoka Māori

D53.1033

Complete bone point. Cutting mark visible at one end, the other end is sharpened into a fine point.

Sinker, Mahe, mammal bone

Whakarite kai

D55.385

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove. Part B: 1x mammal bone

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D64.273

Complete fishhook point. Curved with notches at base.

Fishhook Tab, Moa

Taoka Māori

D64.287

Fishhook tab, external edges have been partially shaped into fishhook shape. Chip broken off along bottom edge.

Toggle

Taoka Māori

D65.526

Complete toggle, chipped at both ends, with one end missing a fragment. There is a single perforation. The surface is decorated with striations in a cross-hatched pattern. Bone is burned.

Chisel, Whao

Mahi whakairo

D65.792

Rectangular slab of worked bone with a curved, bevelled edge. Surface around the edge is smooth with polishing marks evident.

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D65.802

Partially manufactured hook

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D65.814

Drilled fishhook tab

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D65.815

Drilled fishhook tab

Machete, Sword

World

D65.1110

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D65.1172

Complete, curved fishhook point with an upper, external barb. From this barb the hook turns at a right angle inwards. Above this barb, the tip is serrated and below the barb there are notches down to the base. It has an internal inverted notch in the middle of the point.