Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken one-piece fishhook fragment, with all remaining except point and tip. Knob at head. Burnt bone.
Broken straight shank, with shank and knob remaining.
He kura
Broken bone comb, portion of the head is remaining. One side edge is curved with a broken projection. Distal end has remnants of some teeth. Surface is heavily worn.
Mostly complete fish gorge, chipped at one end.
Complete fish gorge.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness is reduced at the proximal end, with a drilled, circular eye.
Complete bone bird spear point. Three barbs, a small part of one has broken off.
Complete bone bird spear point. Three barbs. Notch at base.
Complete bone bird spear point. Two barbs.
Mostly complete bone bird spear point, small portion broken off each end. Seven barbs. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together.
Bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Three barbs. Notches along barbed end.
Broken bone bird spear point, tip not present. Three barbs.
Broken bird spear point, tip of shaft and tip of two barbs not present.
Broken bone bird spear point, base remaining. Knob with two notches on one side.
Broken bird spear point, tip and single barb remaining.
Curved bone pendant, mostly complete except for small part of upper portion broken off.
Unfinished needle.
Broken needle, shaft and tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Broken needle, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Broken and unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a broken drilled and circular eye at the proximal end, with a drill mark on one side below.