Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
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David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
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Taoka Māori
Broken one-piece fishhook. Broken at either end, could be shank or point.
Complete, curved shank. Slight deterioration at one end.
Almost complete one-piece fishhook. Point and tip appear to have broken off. Base and knob portion present. Base has visible crack where the fishhook has been glued back together.
Broken curved fishhook point, with all remaining except head and base. Shank knob and knob at head. External barb at base.
Complete shank, it has a lower, exterior barb and one knob on either side of head as well as a knob on top of the head.
Broken one-piece fishhook with shank remaining. Three knobs at head. Surface has been worked smooth.
Complete shank. There is an external knob on the head of the shank, and two fine, internal knobs.
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Mostly complete bone one-piece fishhook, small piece broken off the head. Knob and shank knob at the head. Bait notch on the external side of the base. Incurved tip.
One-piece fishhook, small part of tip broken off. Knob at head. Bait notch at base.
Complete bone one-piece fishhook. Knob and shank knob at the head. Bait notch on the external edge of the point. Internal tip.
Broken one-piece fishhook, tip not present. Knob at head. Bait notch and barbs at base.
Complete bone one-piece fishhook. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Knob and shank knob at the head. Bait notch on the external edge of the point. Incurved tip.
Mostly complete one-piece fishhook. Tip of point not present, external knob on head not present. Small basal notch on external curve of base. Previously broken where shank meets base, glued together.
Mostly complete bone one-piece fishhook, small piece broken off the tip, which is incurved. Knob at the head.
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knob at head.
Complete one-piece fishhook. Knob at head, incurved tip on point. Previously broken in two pieces where point meets base and glued back together.
Partially manufactured fishhook, showing drill work along one side.
Partially manufactured fishhook with two drill marks
Partially manufactured fishhook tab, showing drill work in centre and knob protruding off one side.
Broken, curved fishhook. Broken at both ends, with large perforation through one end.