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Taoka whakarākei
Complete curved bone pendant with suspension hole at the proximal end.
Mostly complete bone pendant, small part of each end broken off. Curved with broken suspension hole at one end.
Broken curved bone pendant, distal end remaining. Has been broken in two pieces in the centre and glued back together.
Broken curved bone pendant, broken off at one end (suspension hole not present).
Complete bone pendant. The shaft reduces and curves to a blunt point. A suspension hole has been drilled from both sides in the proximal end.
Broken bone pendant, broken at both ends. Slightly curved, with remnants of drilled suspension hole at one end.
Complete ivory pendant. Suspension hole at the proximal end and curved to a point at the distal end.
Turret shell with small perforation on one side, possibly used as a pendant suspension hole.
Single shark tooth pendant with three suspension holes at the root, drilled from both sides. Natural serrations running along the side edges from the root to the tooth tip.
Piece of worked bone, possibly a fragment of a comb. Knobbed projection on one end, rounded with notches at the base. Straight and tapered to the other end, which is broken.
Curved bone pendant, broken at each end. Drill mark at the proximal end indicating a broken suspension hole.
Mostly complete curved bone pendant, broken suspension hole.