Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken fish gorge, one end remaining.
Complete straight fishhook point. Two notches present at base. Barb present on opposite site towards point portion.
Complete straight fishhook point. Two notches present at base with barb present on opposite side.
Small notched point. Cream in colour and worked from bone. Pointed end has one flared side. Three small notches at opposing end. Complete straight fishhook point. Two notches present at base with barb on opposite side towards point portion.
Broken straight fishhook point, tip remaining.
Mostly complete curved fishhook point. Base portion has a small portion missing? 3 notches are also present on both sides at base portion. No barb present.
Broken curved fishhook point; base remaining
Mahi whakairo
Incomplete adze - poll extant. Rectangular at poll, oval at break. Ground with bruising on sides. Butt present but shoulders not. Bevel and cutting edge not present.
Broken adze (Butt remaining). Cross-section is oval. The front side is bruised, with natural rough patches on either side. Back side has two different lighter grey patches that are rough, in between them are ground patches. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade not present.
Broken adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is oval. Front and back sides are bruised. Lower front area is ground, chin of blade is flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved, flaked extensively.
Incomplete adze - cutting edge extant. Asymmetrical Ground with flaking on edge. Butt not present. Bevel not present. Cutting edge sharp, straight and smooth.
Broken, (Appears to be missing the proper left side, the proper right side remains pretty much complete, but damaged) very roughly rectangular The surface is ground, but significantly chipped. There appears to be no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The Bevel is curved and slightly concave, and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge appears sharp but the vast majority of it has been chipped away.
Broken fishhook, possible shank or point fragment. Slightly curved.
Broken fishhook point, all remaining except tip. Straight with notches at base.
Complete, straight fishhook point.
Broken fishhook point, barbed tip remaining.
Complete chisel Oval The surface is ground with some flakes/chips. The bevel is curved and distinguishable from the blade by a faint ridge. The cutting edge is flat and sharp.
Complete Asymmetrical/Trapezoidal Front of blade is mostly bruised with large flake scars present. Back of blade is also bruised with large flake scars. Small and minor flake scars around bevel portion. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous on blade, however flake scars prevent observer from seeing this properly. Cutting edge is very rounded and slightly sharp.
Taoka Puoro
Complete flute, with light chipping on either end. There are several longitudinal cracks, one of which is split wide open. The other cracks are filled with an adhesive. There are four perforations, three along the top of the flute, and one at the end. At one end of the flute, there are diagonal striations.
Broken fishhook point, tip remaining. Barbed and straight.