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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
complete straight fishhook point. 1 barb. 3 notches at the base.
Taoka whakarākei
Complete bone pendant. Kinked with a suspension hole at proximal end and slightly curved to a point at distal end.
Kā taputapu
Stone drill point. Dark red and mid red in colour.
Stone drill point. Light red in colour. Flat proximal end, pointed distal end.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Light grey in colour.
Silcrete drill point. Light yellow in colour.
Hollow bone point, appears broken at the proximal end. Awl or shellfish picker.
Awl or shellfish picker. Hollow bone point, appears broken at the proximal end.
Bone point or shellfish picker. Hollow bone point, appears broken at the proximal end. There are two visible repairs where previously broken.
Bone point or shellfish picker. Hollow bone point, appears broken at the proximal end.
Complete flat bone point or shellfish picker. Slightly broken at one end.
Broken flat bone point or shellfish picker. Broken at the proximal end.
Broken bone point, one blunt end remaining.
Complete bone pin or pendant. Rounded at the proximal end and pointed at the distal end. No perforation.
Unfinished needle, rough at the distal end. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, with a drilled, circular eye.
Complete bone needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness is reduced at the proximal end, with a drilled, circular eye.
Complete curved fishhook point. Notches at base.