Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Fishhook point is incomplete; tip is missing. The fishhook point fragment is curved.
Broken, curved shank with the base missing. There is an obvious angle change between the shank and head, the shank is curved while the head is straight, and an interior knob at this point. There are also two knobs, one interior and one exterior, at the top of the head.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.
Partially manufactured fishhook.
Complete fishhook point. Straight and barbed with notches at base.
Fishhook point is mostly complete; broken at base. Fishhook point fragment is straight. Both edges of the tip are serrated, and the external edge of the fragment is serrated. There is one internal barb near the tip.
Complete curved fishhook point with two notches present on external portion. Distinct crack running vertically on fishhook also.
Complete fish gorge.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Partially manufactured hook.
Broken tab, partially manufactured hook, notched.
Complete bone shank, roughly triangular cross-section. At head, there is a perforation through apex, but top of perforation cuts through apex.
Fishhook tab, partially manufactured one-piece fishhook. Drill marks on back. Working at top, shaping head of shank.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.
Partially manufactured hook, broken tab.
Broken threader, larger than usual. One end is pointed, the other looks pointed but unfinished.
Broken shank, shank remaining broken at base. Knobs on shank head.
Complete fish gorge, manufactured from hollow bone.
Partially manufactured hook. Broken tab.