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Wahaika rakau

Rākau o te riri

D38.1255

Complete wahaika rakau. It has a perforation that is rectangular and has been chipped out. It has whakairo on both sides and the top of the head, and also on both sides of the body. It has a carved human figure below the handle with shell inlays for eyes. It is well polished.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D29.6081

Complete straight fishhook point. Barbed with notches at base.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D62.2049

Broken straight fishhook point, tip not present.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.6082

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knob at head.

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D29.6083

Partially manufactured fishhook, rounded with drilling marks

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D45.1520

Broken fishhook point, part of tip and mid-point not present. Straight and barbed with notches at base.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D65.1678

Complete curved fishhook point.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D28.632

Complete fishhook point, straight and barbed with notches at base.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D29.6085

Complete curved fishhook point, knob at base. Faint serrations along both sides of tip.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D19.619

Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knob at head.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D79.9209

Broken one-piece fishhook, head not present. Incurved tip.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D2017.23

Complete fishhook point. Straight with internal and external barbs. Serrations on barbs and notches at base. Groove running length of one side.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D2017.24

Complete curved fishhook point

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D20.859

Middle piece of tab

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.6086

Broken curved fishhook point with part of tip and base missing. Cracked in half vertically. Small cracks present, covering whole of fishhook point.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D81.3966

Broken straight fishhook point with base and shaft remaining. Small cracks present along edges.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D81.3967

Broken curved fishhook point with base and part of shaft remaining.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.2829

Broken bird spear point, missing base. Has zero barbs. Small serrations on one side. Cracks and black substance on one side.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

X2018.2

Complete curved fishhook point. There on notches on the external side the base, with a small barb above and serrations ending halfway up the external side. There is an internal barb.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

X2018.3

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. There is a notch at the bottom of the base, and a large perforation. There is a partial perforation at the upper broken edge.