Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Mostly complete fish gorge, manufactured from hollow bone, one end broken at the tip.
Mostly complete threader, small chip at proximal end.
Mostly complete fish gorge. Manufactured from hollow bone, one point is missing it's tip.
He kura
Incomplete bone pendant, rounded at one end and tapering to a point at the other end. Drill mark at the rounded end indicating an unfinished suspension hole. Notch on one side of the pointed end.
Complete double-ended straight fishhook point. Both ends are complete with a barb and serrations on both sides of the points.
Taoka Puoro
Complete flute. There are three perforations along the top. There are visible repairs where previously broken.
Fishhook fragment, unfinished. Has been broken into two pieces and repaired.
Partially manufactured hook fragment.
Fishhook fragment , unfinished.
Unidentified fishhook fragment.
Broken bone fishhook fragment, unknown portion remaining. Surface is very weather-worn. Base with bait notch remaining, a piece of which is perpendicular to a straight point or shank.
Complete one-piece fish hook, knob and internal barb on the head.
One piece fishhook, unfinished. Broken into two pieces at base with point missing. Drilled hole in base with knob on head. Small piece glued on at base portion.
One-piece fishhook fragment, head, shank and base present, Knob and shank knob on head. One-piece fishhook fragment, tip, point and basal section present.
One-piece fishhook fragment, tip and point present.
Broken shank, fragment of head remaining, knobs.
Complete curved bone pendant with suspension hole.
Complete, curved fishhook point with notches all along the exterior side of the point.
