Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Rakahau te Kohika
Rākau o te riri
Partial patu paraoa, blade remaining. Blade was broken in two pieces but has been glued together.
Taoka Māori
Minnow shank fragment, broken perforation at the head. Notch at base.
Kā taputapu
Complete adze Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge only roughly finished. Bevel seems continuous with blade. Cutting edge sharp and curved.
Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp, no eye at the proximal end.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two barbs remaining. Notches along one side and at the base.
Broken bird spear point, base remaining. Three barbs remaining, serrations on barbs.
Broken bird spear point, all but small fragment of base remaining. Bird spear point has three barbs, both sides of the bird spear point are serrated. Bird spear point has a slight curve to it.
Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. Two full barbs remaining, one partial barb, and one missing barb. Both sides of the bird spear point are serrated.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Single barb. Notches along sides.
Broken bird spear point. Bird spear point has two barbs remaining, upper barb is chipped.
Complete bird spear point, previously broken in three places, now fixed. Four barbs, two missing fragments, and one very small barb.
Small bone bird spear point, made from bird bone. Long pointed shaft. Concave in cross section. Six barbs near point. Upper four barbs are broken off, bottom two remain intact.
Broken bird spear point, all but upper tip remaining. This bird spear point has four barbs. Below the barbs there is a notch.
Small bone bird spear point, made from bird bone. Pointed shaft. Concave in cross section. Six barbs along shaft.
Long bone bird spear point, made from bird bone. Pointed shaft with a series of notches on one side. Concave in cross section. Five barbs near point.
Complete bird spear point. This is a detailed bird spear point of an unusual style. At the tip there are two barbs on one side. The other side of the bird spear point is serrated, with a small barb about half way down. Towards the base there is a perforation, with decorative crosshatching striations below. At the base there are three notches.
Broken bird spear point, all but upper tip remaining. Bird spear point has five barbs, all broken.
Complete bone bird spear point. Three barbs.
Worked seal tooth, broken at each end. Longitudinal saw marks on each side edge.
Seal tooth. Split in half with a heavily weathered surface.