Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
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Complete whale ivory pendant. Curved with suspension hole and small notch at proximal end.
Complete ivory pendant. Curved with two suspension holes at proximal end.
Complete ivory pendant curved to a point at distal end with a suspension hole at proximal end.
Complete ivory pendant. Slightly curved to a point at the distal end. Suspension hole and small notches at proximal end. Small piece broken off and glued back on at proximal end.
Complete straight ivory pendant in the shape of a double-edged tattooing chisel. Serrations around the edges with tattooing chisel points at each end. Reduced in the centre for attaching lashing.
Seal tooth pendant with suspension hole at the root end.
Taoka Māori
Complete unworked seal tooth. Point chipped off.
Complete unworked seal tooth. Point blunt.
Complete seal tooth and root.
Complete pendant made from an ivory tooth. Slightly curved with suspension hole at proximal end. Reduced and grooved on one side.
Worked seal tooth, broken at each end. Longitudinal saw marks on each side edge.
Seal tooth. Split in half with a heavily weathered surface.
Seal tooth, broken at the root, which is solid. Longitudinal saw mark along each side.
Complete fishhook point, curved with internal and external serrations and perforation at base.
Complete fishhook point made from a seal's tooth. Perforation at the base. One external barb and one internal barb, both with serrations. Serrations run external edge of point and a knob near the base.
Complete fishhook point, curved with internal and external serrations and knob at base.
Seal tooth pendant. Notch at root end for suspending (possibly a broken suspension hole).
Antiquities
Complete pendant made from a seal tooth. Sides of the root have been carved to form a square cross-section. Suspension hole at the root end.
Complete ivory pendant. Reduced to a point at the distal end. Suspension hole at proximal end.
