Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka whakarākei
Complete shark's tooth pendant. Two suspension holes at root. Sides of the root have been squared off. Naturally-occurring serrations along the sides from the gum line to the tip.
Taoka Puoro
Unfinished flute. Both ends are finished, and at one end there is a single perforation. Around the perforation there are striations in a chevron pattern. There are striations in a diagonal pattern that wrap around the remainder of the flute.
Taoka Māori
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.
Broken curved fishhook point, mid and base remaining, tip not present.
Broken fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken fish gorge, large medial fragment remaining, tips broken off at both ends.
Broken fishhook point, one sharpened end remaining. Visible repair where previously broken.
Broken straight fishhook point, broken at base and tip.
Broken needle, shaft and distal end remaining. Distal end is sharp. Broken at the eye at the proximal end. Thickness reduced at the proximal end.
Broken bone point, broken at the proximal end. Manufactured from hollow bone.
Mostly complete bone awl, chipped around the proximal end.
Bone pendant, small portion broken off at each end. Comes to a point at one end. A large barb-like notch on each side.
Unfinished fishhook point, from piece of jawbone. Partial tooth remaining in jaw.
Complete straight fishhook point. External notch on side of base. Internal barb near tip.
Complete straight fishhook point. Large curved external notch on side of base.
Complete straight fishhook point. External notches on side of base, and single notch on lower base. Internal barb near tip.
Complete kahawai lure. Wooden shank with knobs at head and base. White iridescent shell inlay. Straight bone point with internal barb. Lashings at base and lashings with braided cord at head.
Broken straight fishhook point, base and mid point remaining, tip not present. Serrations on external side, internal barb, serrations from barb to break.
