Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete needle. Sharp at both ends. There is a long, sawn eye in the middle of the needle.
Piece of hollow worked bone, filed to a point at one end and roughly worked at the other end.
Unidentified curved piece of fishhook.
Complete bone minnow shank lure. Perforation drilled from both sides at the head, which is tapered to a point. Base has three cut marks on one side. Triangular cross section.
Broken one-piece fishhook, portion of point remaining. External notch on lower external side. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together.
Curved fragment of worked bone. Visible repair where previously broken.
Taoka Puoro
Complete flute, ends unfinished, and one end chipped. There are two perforations along the top. There are two cracks that run the length of the flute, filled with adhesive. The surface is covered with residue from tape.
Broken awl, proximal end and shaft remaining. Distal end is chipped at the tip.
Complete awl, partial epiphysis on the proximal end.
Mostly complete curved fishhook point. Incurved point, with slight break at tip.
Broken bone point, sharp distal end remaining.
Broken straight fishhook point fragment, most remaining except base and tip. Internal barb at tip.
Broken fishhook point fragment, slightly curved, with notches along one side.
Broken straight fishhook point fragment, upper point remaining. Previously broken in two pieces then glued back together.
Broken straight fishhook point fragment. Mostly remaining except for base and part of tip. Hollow on inside. Internal barb on tip. Crack down side from base to tip.
Broken unidentified curved fishhook fragment. Missing tip and base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Small chip at base.
Unfinished toggle. Several cracks from one end. Both ends finished.
Broken curved fishhook point, with all remaining except tip. Notches on external edge of base, and internal barb at tip.
Large curved cloak pin made from bone. Surface has been polished.