Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Large seal tooth, split in half, with prominent natural ridges at the base of the root.
He kura
Slightly curved bone pendant, broken at one end (no suspension hole present).
Complete bone pendant. Curved to a point at one end with a suspension hole at the other end.
Curved bone pendant with reduction on back and proper left side.
Broken curved bone pendant, lower portion remaining.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notch on external side of base, with internal barb near tip.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on external side of base. Internal barb near tip.
Hollow seal tooth
Large seal tooth, split in half.
Burnt shark tooth pendant, broken at the root and along the sides of tooth. Sides of the root and the proximal end have been squared off. Two drill marks indicating broken suspension holes. Naturally-occurring serrations along sides of tooth.
Large seal or sea lion tooth, broken on the interior side of the root.
Complete seal tooth, reduced where the tip meets the root, exposing some of the pulp.
Complete seal tooth, part of pulp exposed on one side of the tooth tip.
Broken fishhook, most remaining except upper barb and tip. Curved and barbed with notches at base.
Complete ivory pendant. Curved with suspension hole at proximal end.
Broken ivory pendant, proximal end remaining. Kinked with a broken suspension hole.
Shark tooth pendant, broken at the root. Natural serrations along sides of tooth to tip.
Complete curved fishhook point. Perforation through base. Two small barbs on external side, with notches through upper barb to tip. Small internal barb opposite upper external barb.