Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
He kura
Broken bone pendant, proximal portion remaining. Suspension knob at the proximal edge.
Taoka Māori
Broken threader, distal end remaining.
Broken threader, broken at both ends.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.
Complete curved fishhook point. External barb, with serrations fron barb to upper point.
Complete picker, epiphysis on the proximal end.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining. Notch on side.
Complete, curved fishhook point.
Mostly complete threader. Pointed at both ends, one end is slightly broken. There is a visible repair where previously broken.
Unidentified fishhook fragment.
Complete curved shank. Knob present at head.
Broken curved fishhook point, mid and base remaining, broken at tip. Perforation at base.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a small, circular eye at the proximal end. Thickness is reduced at the proximal end.
Broken threader, sharp distal end remaining.
Complete straight fishhook point with 2 large notches at base. Barb at internal portion possibly broken off.
Complete fish gorge.
Complete bird spear point. Three barbs.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Has previously been broken at mid-shaft and glued back together. Four barbs. Cut marks at base.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a sawn, long eye at the proximal end, which is also pointed.
