Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining. Serrations on external side of hook.
Complete curved fishhook point. Serrations on external side of base. Internal barb near tip.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.
Complete fish gorge.
He kura
Complete tattoo chisel. There are three notches on the hafting end, one of each side, forming two prongs. There are sharp teeth along the cutting edge, all complete.
Complete tattoo chisel. Hafting end is tapered to a fine point. Cutting edge shows some working to form teeth.
Complete straight fishhook point, barbed with notches at base.
Fishhook point is incomplete; Base remaining. Fishhook point fragment is slightly curved. There are three notches near the base.
Unidentified fragment of fishook. Large bend, possibly of base.
Complete curved bone pendant with suspension hole at the proximal end.
Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb at point, external notches at base.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end. Drilled, circular eye at the proximal end. An old, broken eye at the very end.
Broken needle, proximal end and shaft remaining. Drilled, circular eye at the proximal end. An old, broken eye at the very proximal end. Needle is attached to a velvet covered board by two small lengths of twine.
Broken bone point, distal end remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Complete threader, with epiphysis on the proximal end.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs on internal and external side of head. Broken at base.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Burnt. Was previously broken near upper edge, now fixed.
Fishhook point is complete and curved. There is one internal barb near the tip. There are five external notches and one wide internal notch near the base.