Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Seal tooth, possibly from an elephant seal. Hollow and broken at the root.
Seal tooth, hollow and broken at the root.
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Shark's tooth pendant. Two notches at root, possibly broken suspension holes. Naturally-occurring serrations along the tip.
Complete curved fishhook point, manufactured from a dog tooth. Striations across the back, making little notches on external side of the base.
Seal tooth, cut in half lengthwise.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches on the external side of base, serrations on the internal side of base. Internal barb.
Mostly complete burnt shark tooth pendant. One intact suspension hole and one broken suspension hole at root. Naturally-occurring serrations along each side of the tooth tip.
Mostly complete burnt shark tooth pendant. One intact suspension hole and one broken suspension hole at the root. Naturally-occurring serrations along both sides of the tooth tip.
Mostly complete shark tooth pendant. Burnt with one broken suspension hole and one intact suspension hole at the root. Naturally-occurring serrations along the sides from the gum line to the tip.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining, broken at base.
Broken curved fishhook point, tip remaining.
Complete seal tooth.
Seal tooth, broken at the base of the root
Seal tooth, surface is heavily weathered.
Seal tooth, small piece broken off interior, surface is weathered on one side.
Broken seal tooth, root and a small part of tip is remaining.
Hollow seal tooth, broken at the base of the root.
Seal tooth, broken at the base of the root and cracked along the tooth tip
Complete seal or sea lion tooth with three tips (one large in the centre and two smaller on sides) and single root.
