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Taoka Māori
Complete bone point, distal end is sharp.
Broken bone point, sharp distal end remaining.
Complete bone point. Distal end is sharp. Thickness is reduced at the proximal end.
Large slab of bone, worked at one end into a rounded, bevelled edge, possibly used as a chisel. Much of the surface is smooth, with evidence of polishing marks.
Mahi whakairo
Fragment of split bone. One end has an oblique edge with a bevel and the other end has been worked to a blunt point.
Fragment of split bone, edges are filed at an angle at one end and squared off in a chisel shape. Surface has polishing marks evident.
Fragment of broken and split bone, worked to a beveled, straight-edged tip at one end. Surface is smooth with polishing marks evident.
