Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Mahi whakairo
Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Mid grey, light grey, mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, but is bruised, possibly unfinished. Cutting edge is blunt and curved. Curio Bay written on front and back.
Broken adze (butt remaining. Butt in 2 pieces, glued together, though pieces don't fit together perfectly). Pounamu. Light green, mid green, and dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Curio Bay written on front and back.
Taoka Māori
Complete straight fishhook point.
Whakarite kai
Broken one-piece bone fishhook. Tip missing and portion of the external edge of the bend missing. The head has a knob and a shank knob.
Complete straight fishhook point. Notches at base.
Broken straight fishhook, base remaining. Fragment at tip missing, split at base. Notches at base.
Complete curved fishhook point. Two perforations at base.
Complete curved fishhook. Six external serrations. Slight reduction on one side.
Broken curved fishhook point. Shank and tip remaining. Fragment at tip missing
Broken curved fishhook point. Tip and shank remaining.
Complete curved fishhook. Notch at base
Broken curved fishhook, base and shank remaining.
Complete fishhook point. Reduction at base.
Complete fishhook point.
Broken curved fishhook point. Shank and tip remaining. Reduction at shank
Broken curved fishhook point. Tip and shank remaining. Reduction at shank.
Broken curved fishhook. Base and shank remaining. Top of tip missing.
Broken curved fishhook point. Base, shank and tip remain. Point missing.
Broken curved fishhook fragment. Tip and shank remain.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notch at base.