Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
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.
Complete awl. Epiphysis remaining on the proximal end.
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.
Partially manufactured fishhook
Whakarite kai
Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove. Part B: 1x mammal bone
Broken curved fishhook point fragment, upper remaining. Broken at base. Internal barb near tip.
He kura
Complete bone pendant. Straight with suspension hole at proximal end.
Bone pendant, broken at the suspension hole. Knob part-way down. Curved to a point.
Complete tooth pendant. The tooth curves to a blunt point. There is a large crack through the distal end of the pendant. The proximal end suspension hole has been drilled from both sides.
Complete bone pendant. Curved with suspension hole.
Broken worked bone, a pendant or fishhook fragment. Curved. Perforation and groove at the proximal end, broken at the distal end.
Mostly complete fishhook point or pendant, small part broken off base and tip. Suspension hole and knob at the base. One external barb and two internal barbs. Serrations along the external side from tip to base and on the internal side of the barbs.
Complete curved fishhook point with notches at base. Made from a seal's tooth.
