Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete straight fishhook point. Notches on external side of base, no barb.
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs at head of shank.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining, broken at base.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, broken at tip. Notches on external side of base.
Broken bird spear point, small part of tip not present. Four barbs. Notches at base.
He kura
Straight piece of worked bone, broken at one end and coming to a point at the other end. Possibly a pendant.
Shank is complete. Shank has been repaired at the base. There are knobs at the head and shank point. Bait knob on lower shank.
Partially manufactured hook. Fishhook tab has been repaired.
Fishhook point is not complete. Broken at base. Fishhook point is straight. Shallow notch at tip.
Partially manufactured hook.
Seal tooth, split in half and broken along one edge.
Rākau o te riri
Complete patu paraoa. Shallow ornamental grooves and perforation at butt. Chip on the proximal end of the butt. There are two natural grooves/perforations running the length of the blade.
Large bone point. Surface is polished and smooth. Slight shoulders and reduction at the middle of the point.
Broken bone bird spear point, broken at each end. Two barbs, one on each side of the tip. Four notches on one side.
Complete threader.
Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp.
Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a fine point.
Broken fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present. Notches on external side of base.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, tip not present.