Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken curved fishhook point. The base is broken off and the tip remains.
Mostly complete threader, pointed at both ends, one end broken.
Mostly complete double-ended threader. Tip of one end chipped.
Broken threader, sharpened tip remaining.
Complete fish gorge, unusually small.
Complete straight fishhook point. One notch on external lower side.
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Complete bone pendant. Curved with suspension hole at one end.
Broken curved one-piece fishhook with most remaining except head and tip.
Complete bird spear point. There are four barbs. The lowest barb features a single notch along the upper edge.
Broken fish gorge, one sharpened end remaining.
Mostly complete shellfish picker or bone point. Broken around the proximal end. Manufactured from slender hollow bone.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.
Complete bird spear point. There is a barb in the middle of the shaft.
Complete straight fishhook point. Serration present at tip end and barb present on the other side.
Complete straight fishhook point. There is an internal barb midway up the point and there is a notch toward the base.
Broken fishhook point, tip remaining.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.
Complete fish gorge. Small notches on one side near one end.
Complete bird spear point. Five complete barbs. Notches along the base on both sides.
Bird spear point, broken at each end. 3 barbs remaining. Notches on the side with barbs.