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Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D32.757

Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb, with external serrations.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D32.758

Broken straight fishhook point. Notches on external side of base.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D32.759

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Notches on external side of base.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D32.760

Broken straight fishhook point, with tip and part of shaft remaining. Internal barb present.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D32.761

Fishhook point is incomplete; tip is missing. Fishhook point fragment is straight, and the external edge is serrated. There is one internal barb near the tip.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D32.762

Fishhook point is incomplete; tip is missing. Fishhook point fragment is straight, and there are three notches on the external edge near the base.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D32.763

Broken bird spear point, base with single notched barb remaining.

Sinker, Mahe

Whakarite kai

D32.765

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Adze, Toki

Mahi whakairo

D32.773

Incomplete adze. Plano-convex with back flattened Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Adze, Toki

Mahi whakairo

D32.774

Incomplete adze. Asymmetrical Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge. Cutting edge is sharp, faintly curved and chipped.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of the right lateral margin and unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of the left lateral margin.