Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete seal tooth
Seal tooth, split in half.
Seal tooth, split in half and broken at the tooth tip.
Seal tooth, split in half and broken at the root of the base.
Large seal tooth, split in half, with prominent natural ridges at the base of the root.
Possible tab for one-piece hook.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining, chipped at base. Partial perforation remaining at base. Serrations on external side of point.
He kura
Slightly curved bone pendant, broken at one end (no suspension hole present).
Complete bone pendant. Curved to a point at one end with a suspension hole at the other end.
Curved bone pendant with reduction on back and proper left side.
Broken curved bone pendant, lower portion remaining.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notch on external side of base, with internal barb near tip.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base. Internal barb near tip.
Hollow seal tooth
Large seal tooth, split in half.
Complete one-piece fishhook. Knob at head and incurved tip.
Large seal or sea lion tooth, broken on the interior side of the root.
Complete seal tooth, reduced where the tip meets the root, exposing some of the pulp.