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Taoka Māori
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Shank knob and knob at head.
Broken one-piece fishhook point, shank remaining. Shank knob and knob at head.
Partially manufactured fishhook, showing drill work along one side.
Partially manufactured fishhook, showing drill work along one side
Partially manufactured hook.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thick reduced at the proximal end, which features a drilled, circular eye.
Unfinished needle. Distal end is sharp.
Unfinished needle.
Broken needle, shaft and proximal end remaining. The tip is broken off. There is a visible repair where previously broken at the middle of the shaft. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end, cracked from eye to end.
Broken needle, shaft and tip remaining. Distal end is sharp. Proximal end is broken at sawn eye.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, with two drilled, circular eyes, the lower slightly bigger.
Fishhook tab, drilled along one side.
complete straight fishhook point. 6 notches at the base, 1 barb near the tip on the opposite edge complete straight fishhook point. 1 barb near the tip.
Complete, straight fishhook point, although the tip is missing. It had an upper, internal barb but it has broken off. It has lower, external notches and a reduction on the interior side just above the base down.
complete straight fishhook point. 1 external barb, 2 notches at the base on the same edge.
complete straight fishhook point. 1 barb. 3 notches at the base on the opposite edge.
complete straight fishhook point. 1 barb, with about 6 serrations above it to the tip. 1 knob on the other edge, with about 8 serrations above it to the tip
Fishhook point which has previously been broken in two pieces and glued back together. Straight with an internal and an external barb. Notch at base.
complete straight fishhook point. 1 barb at the tip. 4 notches at the base on the opposite edge.
complete straight fishhook point. 1 barb. A knob on the other edge slightly further down the point. 1 notch below the base.
