Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
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Kā taputapu
Porcellanite core that is mid grey and cream in colour. The majority of the core is covered by the cortex.
Chalcedony core that is dark grey and mid orange. There is a small section of the cortex present on one side and a few spots of cortex present scattered across the surface.
Porcellanite core that is cream and mid grey in colour. There is no cortex present.
Porcellanite core that is light brown and light grey in colour. There is no cortex present.
Porcellanite core that is light brown and dark brown in colour. There is a small section of the cortex present on one side.
Chalcedony core that is mid brown and light brown in colour. There is no cortex present.
Chalcedony core that is light purple and dark grey in colour. There is a section of cortex present on one side.
Porcellanite core that is dark blue and dark grey in colour. There is no cortex present.
Mahi whakairo
partial oval cross section, flatter on back than front. polished, very minimal bruising Bevel descends on a medium angle from blade. Slight curving, medium sharp cutting edge butt broken off
Taoka whakarākei
Complete pounamu pendant. Mid green and dark grey takiwai variety with cracks throughout. Proximal end is opaque and distal end is highly translucent. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Slightly curved to one side and tapered to a dull point at the distal end.
Complete pounamu pendant. Light green inanga variety with high translucency at the distal end and chatoyant bands. Surface is polished. Proximal end edge is squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Distal end is tapered to a point.
Porcellanite flake. Light brown and mid orange in colour. There is water-rolled cortex on the dorsal surface.
Chalcedony flake. Light grey, white and dark brown in colour. Water-rolled cortex present.
Complete chalcedony blade. Mid grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the proper right lateral margin, on the ventral side.
Chalcedony flake. Mid orange and white in colour. Cortex present.
Chalcedony flake. Light grey in colour.
Chalcedony flake. Mid grey and dark grey in colour.
Chalcedony flake. Light grey, white and light orange in colour. Cortex present.
Chalcedony flake. Light brown and cream in colour. Cortex present.
Chalcedony flake mid brown in colour. Lots of flake scars on both distal and ventral surfaces.