Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken curved fishhook point, mid and base sections remaining, tip not present.
Complete curved fishhook point
Curved fishhook point. Blunted tip.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken one-piece fishhook fragment, with point and external basal barb remaining. Tip and base not present.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a sawn, long eye near midpoint of the needle.
He kura
Broken tattoo chisel, hafting end remaining. There are small notches on both sides.
Complete fishhook point. Slightly curved with notches at base. Barbed with serrations near tip.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining. Serrations on external side of hook.
Complete curved fishhook point. Serrations on external side of base. Internal barb near tip.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.
Complete fish gorge.
Complete tattoo chisel. There are three notches on the hafting end, one of each side, forming two prongs. There are sharp teeth along the cutting edge, all complete.
Complete tattoo chisel. Hafting end is tapered to a fine point. Cutting edge shows some working to form teeth.
Complete straight fishhook point, barbed with notches at base.
Fishhook point is incomplete; Base remaining. Fishhook point fragment is slightly curved. There are three notches near the base.
Unidentified fragment of fishook. Large bend, possibly of base.
Whakarite kai
Complete hoe (paddle). The shaft has a circular grip. The throat has an ornamental split of the shaft connecting the shaft to blade. The tip of the blade has a knob at the point.
Complete curved bone pendant with suspension hole at the proximal end.