Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken fishhook, shank remaining with knob on head
Broken one-piece fishhook, with shank and base remaining. Internal and external knobs on head.
Broken fishhook, curved shank remaining with knobs on head.
Incomplete One-piece fishhook, head, knob, shank and base still remain. Missing point and tip.
Fishhook fragment. Point and tip broken, base and shank present. Knob on external side of head.
Broken one-piece fishhook, tip not present. Bait notch at base. Broken knob at head.
Broken fishhook, portion of base from one-piece fishhook. External serrations.
Broken one-piece fishhook point, shank and part of base remaining. Head of shank broken off.
Broken curved fishhook point, with only part of shaft remaining. Serrations on external surface.
Mahi whakairo
Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is bruised Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides are reduced to form shoulders Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge sharp and curved.
Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining, broken at tip.
Broken curved fishhook point, midsection remaining. Notch on external side.
Broken curved fishhook point, tip not present. Notch at base.
Broken fishhook point, tip not present. Slightly curved.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Serrations on external side of base.
Broken fishhook point with slight curve towards tip. All remaining except tip. Previously broken at shaft, but glued back together.
Fishhook point fragment. Unknown portion remaining. Serrations on external side of portion.
Broken curved fishhook point. Lower remaining.
Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is sharpened. Bone is burned.