Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete bone bird spear point. Four barbs.
Complete bone gorge, sharp at both ends.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the base. Two barbs.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a sawn, long eye near the proximal end.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a sawn, long groove near the proximal end on the back, then a drilled, circular eye through this.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.
Complete needle, very fine. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.
Complete bone bird spear point. Two barbs.
Mostly complete bone bird spear point. Surface is heavily worn. Three barbs.
Complete needle. Sharp at both ends, with a sawn, long eye in the centre. There is a crack along one side.
Bone bird spear point with single barb and two notches.
He kura
Complete curved bone pendant. Some reduction on the back side.
Broken tattoo chisel, of comb variety. Mostly complete, however there are fragments missing from hafting end and cutting edge.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at proximal end, with a drilled, circular eye.
Unfinished needle. Both ends are sharp.
Broken needle, proximal end remaining. Thickness reduced at proximal end, with a drilled, circular eye.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced on proximal end, with an off-centre, drilled, circular eye.
Complete bird spear point. Three barbs.
