Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken fishhook, curved base portion remaining, possibly from one-piece fishhook point.
Broken shank, with only base remaining.
Middle piece of tab
Broken fishhook point with slight curve. Only base and part of shaft remaining.
Broken fishhook shank, shank remaining, broken at base. Knobs at head.
Broken shank, upper remaining. Knobs at head.
Complete straight fishhook point, with internal barb at tip. Notches along one edge.
Broken curved fishhook point, with most remaining except tip.
Broken straight fishhook point, with base and part of shaft remaining. Notches present at base.
Rākau o te riri
Complete taiaha. Surface is worked smooth and polished. Human face carved on each side at the proximal end. Protruding tongue has a rauru (spiral and notch) pattern. Two eyes have paua shell inlays intact. Blade is narrow and rounded, with a large chip missing from the edge.
Complete taiaha. Roughly carved human faces on each side of the proximal end. Metal drawing pins in three of the four eyes (perforation visible where one is missing). Unfinished spiral incised markings on one side of protruding tongue. Dark dyed twisted piece of fibre tied around the centre of the blade.
Complete taiaha. Proximal end carved with human face in high relief on each side. Protruding tongue has a rauru (double spiral with notches) pattern. Blade is undecorated, flaring out to the distal edge, with a chip broken off one side.
Broken curved fishhook point fragment. Base remains, notch at base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Two perforations at base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Knob at head.
Straight, serrations along one side. Appears to be burnt.
Partially manufactured hook.
Complete curved fishhook point fragment.
Broken, straight unknown fragment.
Bone fishhook point, unmarked
