Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Curved complete fishhook point. One internal barb. Five external serrations at the base.
Complete straight fishhook point. One barb. Three notches at the base. One side is reduced making the point somewhat concave on this side.
Broken needle. Shaft and proximal end remaining. Thickness reduced at proximal end and there is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.
Unfinished barbed point. Distal end is blunt, with an unfinished barb.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the base. Four barbs.
Broken needle, proximal end remaining. Drill marks on either side of the proximal end.
Bone bird spear point, splintered at the base with two broken barbs. Single remaining barb.
Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. One complete barb and two broken barbs.
Broken bird spear point, base remaining. Single barb remaining.
Broken curved fishhook point. Base and point present. Made of worked jawbone. Two reductions near the base.
Complete curved complete fishhook.
Unidentified fishhook fragment. Burnt bone.
Curved broken fishhook. Base and point present. Some reductions on the sides.
Complete curved fishhook point. Three notches on one side, a reduction on the other.
Broken curved fishhook point. Base and point is present. Five or six external serrations.
Broken fishhook point, with slight curve. All remaining except tip of point. Notches on external surface of base.
Straight complete fishhook point. One internal barb. Five external serrations at the base. Flat on one side.
Whakarite kai
Broken one-piece bone fishhook. Tip missing and wearing on the head. The hook has a shank knob and on the exterior of the bend is worn.
Broken shank, with partial shank remaining.
Complete straight fishhook point with curve at the tip.