Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete curved fishhook point. Small. External notches on side of base, Internal barb.
He kura
Complete one piece red-stained bone hei matau with grooved and perforated end for suspension
Broken curved fishhook fragment, base remaining. Notches on external side of base.
Fishhook tab. Partially manufactured fishhook point.
One piece fishhook fragment, shank and base remain. Missing point, tip, head and knob.
Piece of worked bone. One side has an incised anthropomorphic figure incised on it, with drilled eyes. Proximal edges outlines the head and body of the figure. Other side has a small half-circular shape in one corner. Side edges are flattened. Distal end has sawing marks in an upside down V-shape and is broken off in the centre. Surface has been ground smooth.
Complete straight fishhook point. Single notch on external side of base. Large internal barb.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining.
Broken curved fishhook point, tip remaining. Internal barb.
Broken fishhook point, lower remaining. Notches on external side of base.
Mostly complete straight fishhook point. Weather. Barb broken off.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb and external serrations at base.
Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Notches on external side of base.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining.
Complete straight fishhook point. Single notch at the side of base, serrated rest of side. Internal barb.
Very curved point, probably broken off from a One piece fishhook.
Unidentified fishhook fragment that could possibly be a tab. Groove present at bottom portion running horizontally.
Broken shank, broken at base, possibly of one-piece fishhook. Internal and external knobs on head. Previously broken in two pieces at mid-shank, repair visible. Broken shank with most remaining except base. Break in middle glued back together.
Broken straight fishhook point, mid and base remaining. Notches at external base.
