Event Highlight:
After Dark – Neon Nights
Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Roughout of adze. Grey stone. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked. There is an oblique straight shoulder on the front and a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of the butt. The proper left of the bevel is ground and the right is flaked. The cutting edge is asymmetrical with a large chip in the centre of the back.
Large piece of worked wood with two prongs, use unclear. Surface is rough and cracked, with natural knots still visible.
Complete stake. One end tapers to a point. The other end has one side reduced. There is flaking along the shaft.
Complete unfinished adze. Light brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked. There is a slight reduction in the stone at the sides of the butt. The shape of a bevel is roughly indicated in flake scars. The cutting edge is irregular and sharp. "Morrell 1894 M---" is written on the back in pencil.