Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb at upper point, external notches at base. "Long B"
Broken fishhook point, lower remaining. Curved notch on external side of base.
Complete one-piece fishhook. Knob on head of shank. Incurved point.
Broken fishhook tab. Drill marks visible at broken, bottom edge. Shape at top possible working of head of shank.
Complete curved fishhook point, large base.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Complete tara (bird spear point). There are notches on both lateral margins at the head. There are nine barbs along one side.
World
Mostly complete fish gorge, manufactured from hollow bone, tip of one end broken.
Complete fish gorge, manufactured from hollow bone,.
Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end sharpened to a fine point.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Point is sharp.
Complete fish gorge. There are notches along both sides.
Bone point, possibly shellfish picker. Slender and long manufactured from hollow bone.
Unfinished curved fishhook point, partially worked internal barb.
Mahi whakairo
Piece of split bone, worked to a blunt, flattened point. Surface around the point has polishing marks evident.
Fragment of broken and split bone, worked to a point at one end.
Piece of hollow bone, worked to a point at one end and filed flat around the edges. Surface is smooth and polished.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment with point missing. At point portion there are two holes on the side of hook.
Piece of hollow bone, broken at one end and worked to a blunt point at the other end. Surface around the point has polishing marks evident.
Piece of hollow bone, broken and split at each end. One end is worked to a sharp point. Surface around the point has polishing marks evident.