Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Fishhook tab, partially manufactured one-piece fishhook. Shaping around side to form head of shank. Drills marks through centre.
Broken fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook. Centre piece and partial fragment of external remaining.
Broken fishhook tab.
Broken shank fragment, small section remaining, with striations on surface. Cross-section is rectangular.
Broken straight fishhook point, base remaining. External notches on lower base.
Partially manufactured fishhook.
Complete curved fishhook point. Internal barb at head and external notches at base.
Broken straight fishhook point fragment, most remaining except side and tip. Broken in two pieces, then glued back together. Internal barb at tip and notches at base.
Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb and external serrations at base.
Broken straight fishhook point, all remaining except base. Internal barb at tip.
Broken bone bird spear point, proximal end with single barb remaining.
Complete threader. Epiphysis on the proximal end, with a perforation on one side. Distal end is sharp.
Broken fishhook tab, external edge rounded. Groove at top of external side, probably work on head of shank. Perforations through surface.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Serrations along external side of fishhook.
Broken curved fishhook point, midsection remaining.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken straight fishhook point. Slight chip at base, tip not present. Internal barb.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Slight chip at base.
Broken fishhook tab. Drill marks visible on side.
Complete one-piece fishhook. The point has an internal barb and the shank has an internal barb on the head and external notches on the head.