Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken fishhook point, tip not present. Straight base and curved towards tip.
Broken curved fishhook point, base not present.
Broken curved fishhook point, tip remaining.
Complete curved fishhook point. External notched bait barb near base, with serrations from barb to tip. Manufactured from dog jaw.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining.
Complete curved fishhook point. Perforation through base. Serrations on external lower side. Manufactured from dog jaw.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining. Serrations on external side.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.
Broken curved fishhook point, mid-section remaining, broken at both ends. Burned bone. Manufactured from jaw.
Fishhook point is complete and curved. The external edge of the tip is serrated. There is a knob at the intersection of the tip and base, and a narrowing of the base.
Fishhook point is complete and curved. The external edge of the tip is serrated, and there is a barb at the intersection of the tip and base.
Complete dog jawbone fishhook point. The hook follows the natural line of the jaw, and is then sharpened to a sharp point. Along the external lateral margin is notching.
Complete curved fishhook point. Made from jaw, partial tooth remaining.
Complete curved fishhook point. Made of dog jawbone.
Complete curved fishhook point. Made from animal jaw, teeth perforations along side.
Mostly complete dog skull, broken at the nose. Some teeth still intact.
Taoka Puoro
Complete but unfinished flute. Cut and smoothed at both ends, there are no perforations. There is one crack that runs from end to end.
Complete curved fishhook point. Perforation through base. Serrations along external and internal sides.
Taoka whakarākei
Dog tooth pendant
Complete curved fishhook point, Manufactured from a dog tooth.
