Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
He kura
Broken curved bone pendant, front and lower portion remaining.
Taoka Māori
Complete awl, chipped and cracked at the proximal end. Hollow filled with dirt.
Broken threaded, long lower portion remaining. There is a partial eye at the broken proximal end.
Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp. Notches along the sides.
Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a drilled, circular eye.
Broken bird spear point, shaft looks broken and one barb looks broken off. 4 barbs complete. There is a black spot on one side of it
Mostly complete threader, some chipping around the proximal end.
Complete double-ended threader, pointed at both ends.
Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a sawn, long eye. At the end of the proximal there is a small notch, possibly from an old eye.
Complete needle. The distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, featuring a sawn, long eye. On either side below the eye there is a notch.
Complete bird spear point. Three barbs. There is a glue like substance on one side.
Complete bird spear point. Four barbs. Crack on the barbs.
Broken needle, tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Partially manufactured hook.
Partially manufactured hook
Complete awl. Slightly chipped at the proximal end.
Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp and chipped. Cracked along length of awl.
Broken awl, distal end remaining. Broken at the proximal end.
Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp.
Broken and unfinished toggle. Length of bone being cut down to size. Cut at one end, with cutting marks at the other, after which the bone extends to a heavily chipped end.
