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Tūhura's Birthday Party
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David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken toggle, longitudinal fragment remaining. Some striations at the broken end.
Taoka whakarākei
Broken curved bone pendant, front and lower portion remaining.
Incomplete bird spear point, broken at each end. Notches along one side.
Complete awl, chipped and cracked at the proximal end. Hollow filled with dirt.
Broken needle case, cut at one end, with cracks.
Broken threaded, long lower portion remaining. There is a partial eye at the broken proximal end.
Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp. Notches along the sides.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end of point is sharp.
Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a drilled, circular eye.
Broken bird spear point, shaft looks broken and one barb looks broken off. 4 barbs complete. There is a black spot on one side of it
Mostly complete threader, some chipping around the proximal end.
Complete double-ended threader, pointed at both ends.
Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a sawn, long eye. At the end of the proximal there is a small notch, possibly from an old eye.
Piece of wood, possibly worked, with scorch marks. Surface is dessicated. Shape and cross-section are roughly rectangular.
Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a sawn, long eye. On either side below the eye there is a notch.
Complete bird spear point. Three barbs. There is a glue like substance on one side.
Complete bird spear point. Four barbs. Crack on the barbs.
Broken needle, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Partially manufactured hook.
Piece of wood, possibly worked, with scorch marks. Surface is worn and dessicated.
