Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Whakarite kai
Fragment of slate knife with distal portion present. Cutting edge is blunt and chipped. One surface is ground, the other has a flake.
Complete harpoon head. There is a notched foot at the base. There is a visible repair on the foot where previously broken. One side of the shaft is grooved from the base the head. Both sides of the head are barbed, one larger than the other. There is a perforation through the head. Tip rounded.
Complete harpoon head. There is a single foot at the base. One side of the shaft is grooved from the base the head. There are drill marks in the groove where the shaft meets the head. Both sides of the head are barbed, one broken off. There is a perforation through the head. Tip pointed and slightly chipped.
Broken one-piece bone fishhook. Tip missing and wearing on the head. The hook has a shank knob and on the exterior of the bend is worn.
Broken one-piece bone fishhook. Tip missing and portion of the external edge of the bend missing. The head has a knob and a shank knob.
Complete maripi made from basalt. One surface is ground smooth with a large flake off the proximal end. Other surface is flaked. Edges are chipped and jagged.
Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.