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Taoka Māori
Broken fishhook tab, centre drilled out, external edges shaped. Manufactured from dog jaw, there are fragments of teeth remaining.
Broken fishhook tab, one side remaining. Centre has been drilled out, external edges have been shaped.
Fishhook tab, with drill marks around centre one side.
Curved piece of worked bone.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower portion remaining. Visible repair on base where previously broken. Serrations on external side, from midsection to broken distal edge.
Complete straight fishhook point. Serrated along external side, with an incurved tip.
Broken fishhook tab. Drilled out centre, external edge shaped and smooth. Visible repair along external side where previously broken.
Broken curved fishhook point. Serrated along external side.
Broken straight fishhook point, lower portion remaining. Three notches on external side of base.
Piece of worked bone, drill marks down one side.
Broken fishhook tab, drill marks along one end. Surface has many deep cracks, and square indentations on surface from unknown source.
Large piece of worked bone, that comes to a dull point at one end.
Piece of worked bone.
Worked bone, shaped to broken point at one end.
Broken curved fishhook point. mid-section remaining. There are worn and shallow notches on the external side of the base. The tip of the point has broken off and there is a slight barb on the external side of the point.
Broken length of worked bone, concave.
Length of straight worked bone, smoothed at both ends, with a longitudinal groove approximately 1cm long at one end. The surface is smoothed, with a triangular cross-section.
Complete bone point, with a curved tip.
Large fragment of worked bone, smoothed at one end.
Large fragment of worked bone, sides taper to a blunt point.
