Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Bone point, sharp at both ends. Sides and proximal ends are rough.
Broken point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Broken point. Fine needle like point projects from the distal end. Broken at the proximal end. Potentially deliberate notch near the proximal end.
Small piece of bone, worked to a dull point. Quadrangular cross section.
One piece fishhook fragment. Tip and base remain, missing the head, shank and knob. Serration at beginning of shank.
Taoka Puoro
Complete flute, one end chipped. There are five perforations, one at the end, four along the top. There are two drill marks along the top, past the fourth perforation. There are many darkened, diagonal striations on one side, only four of these lines wrap around to the other side. There is a deep cut mark that wraps around the chipped end.
Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Perforation through base, notch on external side of base.
He kura
Complete tattoo chisel, of comb variety. Hafting end has two prongs. Cutting edge has five sharp teeth.
Broken tattoo chisel, of comb variety, fragment from cutting edge not present. Deep notch on either side of hafting end, as well as at the end, forming two prongs on either side of hafting end. There are small teeth along the cutting edge, fragment from proper right side broken off.
Complete bone bird spear point. Six barbs. Two small notches at base.
Broken one-piece fishhook, most remaining except upper point and tip. Notches along external side of shank and base.
Mostly complete one-piece fishhook. All remaining except tip. Knobs on head. Small notch on external curve of base.
Unidentified fishhook fragment, broken at both ends. Straight with one curved end.
Unidentified fishhook fragment, broken at both ends. Straight with curve at one end.
Broken fishhook, shank remaining. Knob at head.
Broken one-piece fishhook, unidentified part remaining. Curved and broken at both ends.
Complete curved fishhook point
Broken curved fishhook point, all remaining except tip.