Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
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Taoka Māori
Complete fish gorge, small, manufactured from hollow bone. One end is chipped, hollow filled with dirt.
Mostly complete fish gorge, one tip broken.
Complete fish gorge.
Complete fish gorge, manufactured from hollow bone.
Complete fish gorge, in two pieces. Visible repair where previously broken.
Complete straight fishhook, serrated internal edge, with barb at tip, with three more serrations till tappers off to tip.
Broken straight fishhook point. There is a barb at the point, with a notch further down toward the base. Base and tip both broken off.
Complete straight fishhook point. Notches on external lower point, upper internal barb.
Complete straight fishhook point. Circular notch on external lower side. Upper internal barb.
Complete straight fishhook point, with internal barb at point, and external notches at base.
Complete fishhook point. Straight and barbed with notches at base.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb.
Complete curved fishhook point. There are notches on the external side of the base, and one internal barb near the tip.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external lower side. Internal barb.
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Unfinished bone comb. Cross section is a half-circle. Proximal end is rounded with a small piece broken off centre. Three vertical cut marks indicate unfinished teeth; one is broken off on proper left side.
Complete bead.
The spear point is very small in size. There are small cracks along the surface of the bone. There is one barb present.
Broken bird spear point, mid section remaining. Broken at both ends. There is one barb present. There are cuts and striations in the bone. .
Broken bird spear point, mid section remaining. Broken at both ends. There are five barbs.
Broken bird spear point, midsection remaining. There are three barbs. On the other side of the spear point there are clumps of polish/glue visible.