Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Mahi whakairo
Complete unfinished rusty iron adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll curves towards one side. It is unclear which side the bevel is on as both sides taper towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge is chipped.
Mahi kai ki uta
Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on one side and bruised on the other. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped, with bevel on both surfaces. Haft is flat.
Mahi kai ki tai
Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.
Kā taputapu
Split silcrete blade, proper left lateral margin remaining. Bifacial retouch on lateral margin and on the distal edge.
Taoka whakarākei
Broken bone comb, head remaining. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Rounded corners at the proximal end; sides straight. Evidence of 7 teeth, all broken at the base with a horizontal sawing mark visible.
Broken bone pendant, distal end remaining. Slightly curved and tapering to a point at the distal end.
Taoka Māori
Broken bone point, one end remaining, manufactured from hollow bone.
Broken bird spear point, midsection remaining. Visible repair near tip. Four barbs, the barb closest to the base is broken.
Straight fishhook point. Internal barb and notches on external side of base with serrations to tip.
Complete curved fishhook point, with internal barb with notches on external side of base.
Complete straight fishhook point, with internal barb and notches on external side of base.