Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb, external notches on side of base.
Complete fishhook point. Slightly curved and barbed. Serrations on one side of barb and notches at base.
Complete straight fishhook point. Two barbs on one side.
Complete straight fishhook point. 4 notches at base and barb present on opposite site and point end.
Complete straight fishhook point, notches on external side of base and internal barb present.
Complete straight fishhook point. Fishhook is quite thick and appears to have serrations running along one side. Barb is present on opposite side at point end.
Complete straight fishhook point with wide serrations running along one side. Barb present on opposite side at point end.
Complete straight fishhook point. 3 distinct notches present at base portion. Barb present on opposite side at point end.
Complete, curved fishhook with an upper, internal barb and lower, external notches.
Taoka whakarākei
Broken bone pendant, tip not present. Curved with a suspension hole.
Complete bone pendant. Curved with suspension hole at one end. Tip has three small serrations.
Complete bone pendant. Straight with suspension hole at one end and carved to a point at other end.
Broken bone pendant, upper portion and front side remaining. Straight with suspension hole. Pink discoloration on surface.
Broken bone pendant, upper portion remaining. Curved with drilled suspension hole.
Complete bone pendant. Curved with a suspension hole and carved to a point.
Incomplete bone pendant. Straight with two drill marks at one end, indicating an unfinished suspension hole.
Complete tattoo chisel, of comb variety. There are deep striations at the hafting end that run latitudinally. There are fine teeth along the cutting edge.
Complete tattoo chisel, of comb variety. One notch on either side and on the end of the hafting end, forming two prongs. Sharp teeth along cutting edge, some broken off.
Complete tattoo chisel. Hafting end is shaped with three shallow notches, one on each side of end. Sides taper towards the cutting edge. Two teeth remain along the cutting edge, one broken off.