Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken threader, long fragment with distal end remaining. Broken around the proximal end.
Complete slightly curved fishhook point with no visible features or markings.
Complete curved fishhook point. No visible notches or barbs present on hook.
Incomplete curved fishhook point. Point end is missing. Base has no visible features or markings.
Mahi whakairo
Long piece of hollow, straight bone. Part of epiphysis remaining on one end. Split about midway down the shaft and worked to a sharp point at the other end.
Complete fish gorge.
Complete bone point, distal end sharpened. Slight reduction on front surface of proximal end.
Complete bone point, distal end sharpened. Light knob on one side near proximal end.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end sharpened. Slight reduction on front surface at proximal end.
Complete fish gorge, small.
Complete bone bird spear point. Two barbs. Notches on both sides of base.
Incomplete curved fishhook point with point end missing. Hook has no other features or markings present.
Incomplete curved fishhook point. Fishhook appears more wavy/ridge like than flat or rounded. No notches or barbs present.
Incomplete curved fishhook point. Fishhook appears to have serrations at the internal point portion (however this could just be damage). Base portion looks very rough and has broken away from the hook.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment with point end missing. Fishhook appears quite rough.
Piece of hollow bone. One end is broken, with a ridge running along one side edge about halfway down the shaft. The other end is split and worked to a point, the tip of which has broken off.
Piece of hollow bone, broken at one end. The other end is split and worked to a flattened point. The surface around the point has polishing marks evident.
Piece of hollow bone, broken and split at each end. One end has been worked to flattened point. The surface around the point has polishing marks evident.
Fragment of broken and split bone, worked to a very sharp point at one end.
Piece of hollow, straight bone. Broken at one end and filed to a sharp point at the other end.