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One-piece fishhook

Taoka Māori

D35.1110

One-piece fishhook, mostly complete except for small piece of tip is broken. Knob and two notched grooves at head. Basal notch.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D35.1111

Complete fishhook point, straight and barbed with notches at base.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D35.1112

Complete fishhook point, barbed and mostly straight, with notches at base.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D35.1114

Bird spear point, broken at each end. Seven barbs.

Fishhook Tab

Taoka Māori

D35.1115

Partially manufactured hook showing drill work.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D35.1116

Complete bird spear point. The tip of the point is slightly chipped. There are five barbs present. There are also cracks along the surface of the bone.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D35.1118

Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two barbs. Notches on one side of the base.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D35.1119

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Perforation through base. Serrations on external side before break.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D35.1122

Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a sawn, long eye at the proximal end, cracked on one side.

Awl

Taoka Māori

D35.1156

Complete albatross bone awl. The proximal end is unworked. The distal end is sharpened toa blunt point.

Piece of hollow bone, broken and split at each end. One end has been worked to a rounded, flattened point. Polishing marks evident on the surface around the point. Crack running the length of the bone on one side.