Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka whakarākei
Bone comb. Broken at various points on the teeth and glued back together; proper right tooth is incomplete. Head is square with a small rounded projection on one side edge at the proximal end. Surface is smooth with polishing marks evident. Back side has a horizontal sawing mark visible above the teeth and on the side of the left tooth.
Complete bone comb. Head is squared off with a small rounded projection on the proximal edge. Horizontal sawing marks visible on proximal edge and just above teeth. Four teeth are all intact, although one has been broken and glued back together.
Bone pendant, broken at the proximal end. Four notches at the proximal end. "X" cut marks along the sides.
Taoka Māori
Complete bone point, sides and proximal end. One side of the distal end projects to a fine point.
Partially manufactured fishhook point.
Broken curved fishhook point, tip not present.
Broken one-piece fishhook, portion of point remaining. External notch on lower external side. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together.
Broken fishhook point, unidentified portion remaining. Curved with reduction at one end and at one side of base.
Broken curved fishhook point, base not present.
Broken one-piece fishhook.
Broken needle, proximal end remaining. There is a drilled, circular eye.
Curved fragment of worked bone. Visible repair where previously broken.
Partially manufactured hook tab. Rounded impression on the back portion.
World
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb. It has lower, external basal notches. The fishhook is in a hollowed V-shape.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper internal barb and a lower, exterior notch.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, exterior basal notches.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and two lower, external notches.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, exterior notches. It has a lower notch across the face of the base.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb. It has lower, exterior notches. The fishhook is hollow and has a split along the tip on the exterior side.