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Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
He kura
Complete bone pin or pendant. Rounded at the proximal end and pointed at the distal end. No perforation.
Broken bone comb glued onto a piece of wood. Head is square with straight edges. Seven teeth are all broken in multiple pieces. Teeth are rounded at the distal end.
Complete tattoo needle. Needle end is very sharp and approximately 1cm long ending with a wide shoulder that leads to the hafting end. The remainder of the needle is rough and possibly unfinished.
Complete bone pendant, slightly curved with suspension hole at proximal end.
Complete pounamu pendant. Light green, dark green, and silver. Surface is ground smooth. Hexagonal cross section. Tapered at each end. Suspension hole drilled from both sides of the proximal end.
Complete tattoo needle. Needle portion approximately 1cm long.
Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green tangiwai variety. Chatoyant with high translucency. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. Tapered and rounded at each end. Suspension hole drilled from both sides at proximal end.
Dark green pounamu hei tiki made using lapidary machinery. Suspension hole at forehead. Head turned towards left with intricate and well-defined facial features. Arms resting on thighs. Legs curved at underneath body. Perforations at arms and legs. Back flat. Front surface highly polished.
Complete straight bone pendant. Notched along sides and tapered to a point at distal end. Knob at proximal end with a small portion chipped off.
Complete bone pendant. Mostly straight, but slightly curved at the distal end. Suspension hole which has been drilled with a metal tool.
Complete pounamu pendant. Light green with white inclusions. Surface is ground smooth. One complete and one broken suspension hole. Serrations running along both sides from the proximal end to the distal ends. Distal end is a curved, crescent-moon shape, with one end slightly longer than the other. Edges are rounded.
Complete bone pendant. Knob at one end and curved to a point at other end. Serrations along both sides.