Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Curved with notches at base.
Broken straight fishhook point. Serrations on both sides of tip.
He kura
Straight bone pendant, small portion broken off at suspension hole.
Broken fishhook point, serrated tip remaining.
Broken fishhook point, tip remaining. Straight and barbed with serrations along all edges.
Complete straight fishhook point. Eleven serrations on one edge, ten on the other. Reduced in one side making it somewhat concave
Broken fishhook point, tip remaining. Barb on one side, with serrations on other.
Unidentified fishhook fragment, broken at both ends. Partial perforation at break. Perforations along internal side.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at proximal end, with a drilled, circular eye.
Broken straight fishhook point, midsection remaining, broken at both ends and portion of barb.
Straight bone pendant, broken at the suspension hole. Other end is cut at an oblique angle and comes to a point.
Bird spear point, broken at each end. Single barb.
Piece of straight worked bone, broken at one end tapered to a point at the other end.
Mostly complete bird spear point, small part broken off each end. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Three barbs.
Unfinished bird spear point, broken at each end. One complete barb and one incomplete barb.
Broken bird spear point, tip with two barbs remaining
Taoka Puoro
Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. One end is finished. There are two X marks and one diagonal striation on the surface.
Broken toggle fragment, longitudinal fragment remaining. One end finished, the other broken.
Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Both ends are finished.
Broken toggle, fragment remaining, finished at one end. There are diagonal striations at the lower edge. Bone appears burned.