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Tūhura's Birthday Party
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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Bone point.
Complete awl. Hollow is filled with dirt.
Complete awl. Partial epiphysis on the proximal end. Distal end is a fine point.
Complete awl.
Complete bone point.
Worked seal tooth, broken at each end. Longitudinal saw marks on each side edge.
Seal tooth. Split in half with a heavily weathered surface.
Seal tooth, broken at the root, which is solid. Longitudinal saw mark along each side.
Fishhook tab, partially manufactured fishhook.
Partially manufactured hook.
Partially manufactured tab.
Partially manufactured hook
Incomplete shank fragment; broken at tip. There is one external knob at the head. There is a slight depression on the anterior face, at the base near the tip.
Complete one-piece fishhook, previously broken at base and lower point, now fixed. Knobs on head of shank. Incurved tip on point.
Broken one-piece fishhook with shank, base and most of point remaining, broken at tip. Slight knobs on head of shank.
One-piece bone fishhook. Small part of tip has broken off. Knob at head. Bait notch at base.
Broken, straight fishhook point with the base and lower point remaining. It has a lower, internal notch on the base. The base is wider on the internal side than external side.
Complete fishhook point, curved with internal and external serrations and perforation at base.
Complete fishhook point made from a seal's tooth. Perforation at the base. One external barb and one internal barb, both with serrations. Serrations run external edge of point and a knob near the base.
