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Taoka whakarākei
Seal tooth pendant with suspension hole at the root end.
Seal tooth pendant. Notch at root end for suspending (possibly a broken suspension hole).
Taoka Māori
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.
Complete ivory pendant. Reduced to a point at the distal end. Suspension hole at proximal end.
Complete pendant made from a seal tooth. Two perforations at the root.
Complete fishhook point. Curved and barbed with serrations. Knob and perforation at base.
incomplete curved fishhook point. The tip is missing, leaving the point and base. Perforation in the base. About 20 serrations up the exterior edge.
incomplete curved fishhook point, the tip, point and part of the base is present. A perforation was drilled through the base though half is gone. No barb. About 14 serrations up one edge.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Perforation through base, which is hollow. Knob on lower external side. Serrations along external side. Upper tip not present, but evidence of barb just before break, Manufactured from a seal tooth.
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 pendant made from an animal tooth. Surface has been smoothed, flattened at the root. Tooth has been cut so that tip is not longer present. Unusual in that suspension hole has been drilled into the tooth rather than at the root like most pendants.
Broken seal tooth, half of tooth tip and distal portion of root remaining. Large cut mark where the tip meets the root.
Complete pendant made from a curved seal tooth. Suspension hole at root. Hollow.
Complete curved fishhook point. Perforation through base. Serrations along external and internal sides.
Complete kinked bone pendant with suspension hole.