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Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.5331

Complete bird spear point. 3 barbs remaining. Smooth on both sides.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.5332

Complete bird spear point. Two complete barbs and one broken barb. Smooth on both sides.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.5333

Complete bird spear point. Three complete barbs. Smooth on both sides

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.5334

Incomplete bird spear point, broken at the base. Three complete barbs. Smooth on both sides.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.5335

Incomplete bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two intact barbs. Small barbs along both sides of the base.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.5336

Complete bird spear point. Five complete barbs. Smooth on both sides.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D29.5337

Complete straight fishhook point, notches on external side of base.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D29.5338

Complete straight fishhook point, notches on external side of base.

Point

Taoka Māori

D29.5340

Complete point, distal end fine and sharp. The proximal end is wider, with two notches along one edge.

Point

Taoka Māori

D29.5341

Bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Slightly chipped at both ends.

Broken flute, longitudinal fragment remaining. Finished at both ends. There are three partial perforations along the broken edge. There are diagonal striations. One split crack at one end, and numerous hair cracks.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D29.5344

Complete curved fishhook point. Notch on external side, serrations on notch and external side from notch to tip.

Fishhook point fragment

Taoka Māori

D29.5345

Broken curved fishhook point, mid and base remaining. Perforation at base.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D29.5346

Complete, curved fishhook although part of the tip is missing. It has a lower, exterior barb that is serrated.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D29.5348

Complete curved fishhook point. Notches at base, and along mid external side.

Point, Bird Spear

Taoka Māori

D29.5349

Broken bird spear point. Middle of shaft remains, with three barbs.

Point

Taoka Māori

D29.535

Large moa bone point, distal end sharpened.

Flute, Kōauau

Taoka Puoro

D29.5350

Complete flute. Finished at both ends, though both are chipped, and one has a small fragment missing. At one end there are two perforations on the side. There are three perforations through the top. There are several cracks.

Pendant, He Kura

Taoka whakarākei

D29.5351

Complete bird bone pendant. Surface is polished. Tapered to a point at the distal end. Rounded at the proximal end, with a suspension hole. A kink is carved in the bone about halfway down the pendant.

Fishhook Point

Taoka Māori

D29.5352

Complete straight fishhook point, with internal barb and notches on external side of base.