Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
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Broken tattoo chisel, fragments missing from hafting end and long cutting edge. There is a partial perforation through the hafting end, where the fragment is missing. Teeth along the cutting edge, some broken off.
Taoka Māori
Unidentified fishhook fragment that could possibly be a tab. Clear groove going horizontal at bottom portion. One side has small square shaped impressions.
Mostly complete threader, chipped around the proximal end.
Broken threader, distal end remaining.
Broken threader, long portion remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Broken needle, proximal end remaining. There is a drilled, circular eye. There is a broken eye at the very proximal end.
Broken, curved fishhook point with the tip missing. It has an lower, exterior notch above which the exterior side is serrated.
Complete, curved fishhook point with an upper, external barb that has notches along it and lower, external notches.
Partially manufactured hook.
Broken fishhook point, unidentified portion remaining. Curved with reduction at one end and at one side of base.
Partially manufactured fishhook point.
Fishhook is incomplete. Broken at base, with point and tip remaining. Tip curves inwards.
Shank is incomplete. Broken at base. Shank has an internal and external knob at head. Shank is curved.
Fishhook is incomplete. Only base remaining. Has an external bait notch.
Shank is incomplete. Broken at head and base. Shank fragment is slightly curved, and has one knob near head.
Unidentified straight fishhook fragment.
Unidentified curved fishhook fragment.
Fishhook point is mostly complete, but is broken at base.
Shank is incomplete; broken at base. Shank fragment has two external notches and one internal knob at head. Shank fragment is curved.