Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Middle piece.
Shank fragment, broken at base. Knobs on head.
Broken shank, broken at base, possibly of one-piece fishhook. Internal and external knobs on shank head.
Fishhook point is incomplete; broken at tip and base. Fishhook point fragment is curved.
Broken curved fishhook point, midsection remaining.
Broken fishhook fragment, curved base remaining.
Complete fish gorge.
Broken fish gorge, one sharpened end remaining.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a small, circular eye at the proximal end.
Mahi whakairo
Piece of hollow bone, broken at one end. Split about halfway down the shaft and worked to a sharp point. Surface around the point is smooth with polishing marks evident.
Broken curved fishhook point, all remaining except tip.
Taoka Puoro
Partially manufactured flute.
Complete fish gorge. One end is notched near the tip.
Complete fish gorge. Small notch on one side of the medial portion.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a small, circular eye at the proximal end. Proximal end reduced in thickness.
Complete needle case, manufactured from hollow bone. Epiphysis at proximal end. Distal end sharpened to a point.
Broken and unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp. The proximal end has one broken eye at the end, with a drill mark for a new eye on one side.
Piece of hollow bone, broken and split at both ends. One end is worked to a dull point, with a crack just below the opening.
Piece of hollow bone, broken at one end and worked to a sharp point at the other end.
Broken bird spear point, midsection remaining. There are two complete barbs remaining.
