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Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D34.289

Fishhook fragment, unfinished. Has been broken into two pieces and repaired.

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D34.290

Partially manufactured hook fragment.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D34.291

Fishhook fragment , unfinished.

Unidentified fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D34.293

Unidentified fishhook fragment.

Unidentified fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D34.294

Unidentified fishhook fragment.

Unidentified fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D34.295

Broken bone fishhook fragment, unknown portion remaining. Surface is very weather-worn. Base with bait notch remaining, a piece of which is perpendicular to a straight point or shank.

One-piece fishhook

Taoka Māori

D34.296

Complete one-piece fish hook, knob and internal barb on the head.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D34.297

One piece fishhook, unfinished. Broken into two pieces at base with point missing. Drilled hole in base with knob on head. Small piece glued on at base portion.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D34.298

One-piece fishhook fragment, head, shank and base present, Knob and shank knob on head. One-piece fishhook fragment, tip, point and basal section present.

Fishhook fragment

Taoka Māori

D34.300

One-piece fishhook fragment, tip and point present.

Flake

Kā taputapu

D34.336

Porcellanite flake, light purple in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. No retouch.

Blade

Kā taputapu

D34.337

Broken porcellanite blade. Light purple and grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on one lateral margin.

Blade

Kā taputapu

D34.338

Broken stone blade, medial proportion remaining. Light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.

Complete adze. Black stone. Thin rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is indicated by a slight angle in the stone on one side of the blade. The cutting edge is flaked, straight and blunt.

Stone, Worked

Kā taputapu

D34.344

Piece of worked pounamu, tapered at one end. Light green and grey in colour. Surface is bruised and flaked.

Sinker, Māhē

Mahi kai ki tai

D34.347

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Sinker, Māhē

Mahi kai ki tai

D34.348

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Sinker, Māhē

Mahi kai ki tai

D34.350

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove

Sinker, Māhē

Mahi kai ki tai

D34.351

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove

Adze, Toki

Kā taputapu

D34.368

Broken adze (cutting edge remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. Wakapatu written on back.