Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete toggle. Finished at both ends, with a large perforation. There are diagonal striations on the surface.
Toggle with no perforation. Ends are cut but unsmoothed. There are chevron striations.
Complete unperforated toggle, large cracks at either end.
Length of hollow bone, finished at both ends. Cutting marks at both ends.
Length of hollow bone, finished at both ends. Cutting marks at one end.
Broken length of hollow bone, finished at both ends. There is a perforation on one side, and a partial perforation at the top.
Taoka Puoro
Broken flute, small fragment remaining. There is a visible repair where previously broken. There is a partial perforation near the end.
Large complete awl. Manufactured from hollow bone, one end sharpened to a fine point.
Complete awl. Manufactured from hollow bone, one end sharpened to a fine point.
Complete bone gorge.
Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. One end comes to a fine point.
Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. One end comes to a point.