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Tūhura's Birthday Party
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David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
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Taoka Māori
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Incurved fishhook point.
Taoka whakarākei
Broken bone pendant, upper portion remaining. Curved with suspension hole, part of which has broken off.
Bone pendant, broken at the top (no suspension hole present). Carved to a point at the other end. Four notches on each side.
Complete fish gorge.
Broken fish gorge, one end remaining.
Complete picker, small fragment missing from proximal end.
Complete threader.
Broken threader, long portion remaining with sharp distal end. broken around the proximal end.
Fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook. Hole drilled through centre.
Fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook. Two large holes drilled through centre.
Taoka Puoro
Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. There is a single perforation, and a partial perforation at one end. There are diagonal striations decorating the surface.
Complete tattoo chisel, of comb variety. Hafting end has three deep notches on either side, and a wide and deep notch at the end of the chisel. The cutting edge has sharp teeth, last tooth on the proper right side broken off.
Fishhook point is incomplete; broken at base. Fishhook point fragment is curved. It has two external barbs near the tip, and one internal barb near the tip. There is one exterior knob and a drill hole near the base. The tip is serrated along the external and internal edge. There is some serration of the external edge below the tip.
Fishhook point is complete and curved. The external edge of the tip is serrated, and there is one external knob near the base. There is also one drill hole at the base.
Fishhook point incomplete; base is missing. Fishhook point fragment is curved.
Fishhook point is complete and straight. It has an internal barb at the tip. The tip is serrated on both edges. The external edge is serrated. There is a wide external notch at the base.
Complete one-piece fishhook. Knob at head. External barb and external serrations. Bait knob at base.
Fishhook point is incomplete; tip is missing. Fishhook point fragment is straight, and has an internal barb near the tip. The external edge and the internal edge below the tip are serrated.
Broken needle, shaft and tip remaining. The distal end is sharp, broken at the proximal end.