Event Highlight:
After Dark – Neon Nights
Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Worked sandstone, weathered on one surface. There is a flat groove on the non-weathered surface.
Small sandstone file. Flat distal edge, front and back surfaces are flat and smooth, one tapering towards the distal edge.
Broken polisher. Cross-section is circular, with one edge flattened.
Complete sandstone file. Sides taper towards distal end, which is rounded and blunt. The front surface of the tip is reduced as well.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is oval. Distal edge is flat and blunt, possibly chipped. Surface is smooth.
Broken file or polisher (kani). Cross-section is asymmetrical, with long end wider than the other.
Broken file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is oval, one side more narrow.
Broken file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is oval. Sides taper towards broken distal edge.
Broken sandstone file (kani), distal end remaining. Cross-section is oval. Sides taper towards distal point. There is a reddish stain on the distal point.
Portion of solid seal tooth, broken at each end.
Seal tooth, hollow root remaining. Saw marks at the each end.
Unidentified fishhook fragment. One side straight and one side curved. Notch at one end.
Broken fishhook, base and unidentified portion remaining. Curved at a right angle with some reduction at base.
Broken fishhook fragment, curved with unknown portion remaining.
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knob and shank knob at head.
Broken fishhook, unknown portion remaining. Curved and tapered toward one end with notch.
Broken fishhook, curved unknown portion remaining.
Fishhook is incomplete. Broken at base, with point and tip remaining. Tip curves inwards.
Shank is incomplete. Broken at base. Shank has an internal and external knob at head. Shank is curved.
Fragment of curved fishhook point, possibly from one-piece fishhook. Broken at base and upper point.