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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken awl. Fragment missing along side.
Broken awl, proximal end remaining. Tip broken.
Complete point. Distal end is sharp and fine.
Flat bone point, broken at the proximal end.
Complete bone point or shellfish picker. Epiphysis on the proximal end, distal end is fine and sharp.
Bone point, broken at the proximal end.
Complete awl or shellfish picker. Epiphysis on the proximal end.
Broken bone point, proximal end remaining. Manufactured from hollow bone.
Worked piece of bone coming to a sharpened point at the lower edge.
Worked bone, shaped into fishhook tab, broken. No drill marks on surface, but end rounded.
Worked moa bone, shaped tab. No drill marks in surface, but end rounded.
Broken, curved fishhook point with the tip missing. It has an lower, exterior notch above which the exterior side is serrated.
Broken awl or shellfish picker, shaft and proximal end remaining. Epiphysis on proximal end.
Complete awl or shellfish picker, shaft and proximal end remaining. Epiphysis on proximal end.
Complete bone point. There is a small notch on either side of the proximal end. The distal end is sharp, and curved outwards.
Shank is complete. It has one internal knob and one external knob at the head.
Fishhook point is incomplete. Tip is missing. Fishhook point fragment is curved.
Fishhook point is incomplete; broken at base. Fishhook point fragment is curved.
Fishhook point is incomplete; broken at tip. Fishhook point fragment is curved.
Partially manufactured fishhook.
