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Point

Taoka Māori

D80.873

Complete bone point, distal end sharpened.

Point

Taoka Māori

D80.876

Complete bone point, distal end is sharpened. Visible repair where previously broken at midpoint.

Point

Taoka Māori

D80.877

Complete bone point, distal end is sharpened.

Point

Taoka Māori

D80.878

Complete double ended point.

Threader

Taoka Māori

D80.879

Broken threader, in eight pieces. Three pieces are large, five are small.

Point

Taoka Māori

D80.881

Complete bone point, distal end is sharpened.

Toggle

Taoka Māori

D80.891A

Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Some striations at the broken end.

Pendant, He Kura

Taoka whakarākei

D80.893

Broken curved bone pendant, front and lower portion remaining.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D80.894

Incomplete bird spear point, broken at each end. Notches along one side.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D80.895A

Complete awl, chipped and cracked at the proximal end. Hollow filled with dirt.

Case, Needle

Taoka Māori

D80.898

Broken needle case, cut at one end, with cracks.

Threader

Taoka Māori

D80.898A

Broken threaded, long lower portion remaining. There is a partial eye at the broken proximal end.

Point

Taoka Māori

D80.899A

Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp. Notches along the sides.

Point

Taoka Māori

D80.900

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end of point is sharp.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D80.902

Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a drilled, circular eye.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D80.903

Broken bird spear point, shaft looks broken and one barb looks broken off. 4 barbs complete. There is a black spot on one side of it

Threader

Taoka Māori

D80.904

Mostly complete threader, some chipping around the proximal end.

Threader

Taoka Māori

D80.905

Complete double-ended threader, pointed at both ends.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D80.908

Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a sawn, long eye. At the end of the proximal there is a small notch, possibly from an old eye.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D80.910

Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a sawn, long eye. On either side below the eye there is a notch.