Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete bone point, distal end sharpened.
He kura
Complete tattoo needle. No signs of working on hafting end. Needle tip is approximately 1cm long.
Broken curved fishhook point, midsection remaining.
Complete bone point manufactured from hollow bone, distal end sharpened.
Broken gorge, onw end remaining.
Mahi whakairo
Broken gouge, distal end remaining.
Broken point. Notch on external side of base, with a broken internal barb, distal end of tip is broken.
Broken tattoo chisel, broken at both ends.
Straight complete fishhook.
Broken bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharpened.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end sharpened.
Broken tattoo chisel, upper portion remaining. Sides taper to the hafting end.
Complete bone point, distal end sharpened. Striations on surface at proximal end.
Broken tattoo needle, pointed portion remaining.
Broken toggle, small fragment remaining. There is a partial perforation at one corner of the fragment. Decorative striations across the surface in a diagonal pattern. Bone appears burnt.
