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Taoka Māori
Complete harpoon head. There is a notched foot at the base. There is a visible repair on the foot where previously broken. One side of the shaft is grooved from the base the head. Both sides of the head are barbed, one larger than the other. There is a perforation through the head. Tip rounded.
Complete harpoon head. There is a single foot at the base. One side of the shaft is grooved from the base the head. There are drill marks in the groove where the shaft meets the head. Both sides of the head are barbed, one broken off. There is a perforation through the head. Tip pointed and slightly chipped.
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Broken one-piece bone fishhook. Tip missing and wearing on the head. The hook has a shank knob and on the exterior of the bend is worn.
Broken shank, with partial shank remaining.
Complete straight fishhook point with curve at the tip.
Incomplete curved fishhook point, with tip remaining.
Complete straight fishhook point, with serrations at the tip and a notch at the base.
Complete curved fishhook point, with an external knob and one notch at the base.
Complete curved fishhook point, with external serrations from tip to base, external notches at base, and an incurved point.
Broken curved fishhook point, with tip remaining and base not present. Has an internal barb at point and an external knob near base, with external serrations.
Complete bird spear point. Both sides of bird spear point are sharply serrated. Serrations start approximately 1cm from base.
Broken bird spear point, fragments missing from tip and base. There are six barbs, three are either side. The top proper right barb is broken. There is a visible repair near the base.
Broken bird spear point, all but upper tip remaining. There are three barbs. There are serrations from the lowest barb to the base.
Complete bird spear point. There are three barbs, two upper barbs on the same side, and one lower barb on the opposite side.
Complete bird spear point. There are four barbs.
Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. There are four barbs.
Complete bird spear point. There are four barbs. Slight serrations on base, on the barbed side.
Complete bird spear point. There are two barbs.
Complete bird spear point. There are two barbs. There is a small fragment missing from the base.
Complete bird spear point. There are three barbs.