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Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.2933

Broken bird spear point, base remaining. One barb. Both sides of bird spear point are serrated.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.2935

Broken bird spear point, tip remaining. One barb.

Comb, Heru

He kura

D29.2943

Fragment of worked bone, rounded edges with a broken projection.

Bone, Worked

Taoka Māori

D29.2946

Piece of worked bone, tapered at one end, broken at each end.

Bone, Worked

Taoka Māori

D29.2947

Broken piece of worked bone, tapered to a point at the remaining end.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D29.2948

Broken needle, fragment of shaft and tip remaining.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D29.2949

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp.

Needle

Taoka Māori

D29.2950

Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp.

Pendant, He Kura

He kura

D29.2952

Broken bone pendant, proximal end remaining. Straight with suspension hole.

Pendant, Bone, Worked, He Kura

He kura

D29.2954

Broken burnt worked bone, tapered to a point at one end.

Point

Taoka Māori

D29.2955

Broken point, manufactured from hollow bone.

Point

Taoka Māori

D29.2956

Broken bone point. Pointed at one end, manufactured from hollow bone.

Point

Taoka Māori

D29.2957

Broken bone point, one end remaining. Manufactured from hollow bone.

Point

Taoka Māori

D29.2959

Broken bone point, distal end remaining.

Pendant, Fishhook Point, He Kura

He kura

D29.2960

Fragment of hollow bone with perforation at one end. Knob with notches on one side.

Broken adze - lower blade and butt remaining. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some flaking on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Pendant, He Kura

He kura

D18.21

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green and black kawakawa variety, chatoyant. Square cross section. Surface is ground. Tapered at each end. Small suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled from both sides. Distal end is flattened.

Adze, Toki

Mahi whakairo

D29.5056

Broken adze. Cross-section is oval Surface is ground Undifferentiated between butt and back, though most butt is missing, it looks like sides begin to taper. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, very chipped.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D29.5797

Complete straight fishhook point. Multiple notches on base end, with two external barbs and serrations, and two internal barbs. "Dr. Hocken's Collection" sticker on back.