Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete straight fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.
Broken straight fishhook point, upper remaining, base not present.
Complete fishhook point. Long and slender variety, tip is very sharp. There are two very slight notches at the base.
Broken fishhook, unknown straight portion remaining.
Partially manufactured hook
Partially manufactured fishhook
Partially manufactured hook.
Unidentified fishhook fragment, possible bone tab. Striations across lower surface.
Fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook. Outer edges rounded into fishhook shape. Small notch on external side near top, probably for knobs on head of shank.
Partially manufactured hook, with knobs on one edge, and one perforation.
Partially manufactured fishhook. Indentation in centre, rounded on one end.
Complete tab. Deep striation across surface. Paritally manufactured fishhook.
Mahi whakairo
Small fragment of broken and split bone, worked to a blunt point at one end.
Fragment of broken and split bone, worked to a point at one end.
Taoka Puoro
Unfinished flute. Finished at either end, though ends are not smoothed. There are no perforations. There are two longitudinal cracks that stop about halfway up the flute.
He kura
Fragment of a bone comb, broken off on one side edge and with no teeth remaining. Proximal end has a curved incised mark on one side. Two sawing marks at the distal end indicating where teeth have broken off.
Rākau o te riri
Broken patu paraoa, portion of handle and butt remaining.
Complete curved fishhook point. There is a large single notch at the base.