Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Taoka Māori
Complete straight fishhook point. There are three notches on one side of base. Barbs are in sets of two, with two pairs on each side.
Whakarite kai
Complete rāti (bone harpoon head). There are notches along all of one lateral margin, with one barb at the proximal end of the other lateral margin. There are two perforations at thehead.
Complete straight fishhook. Base is shaped like a large hooked barb. There are two notches on external lower point. Serrations with some small barbs on external side towards point. Internal barb, with serrations from barb to tip of point.
Complete, curved fishhook point. It has an upper, internal barb that is serrated on top to the tip. The external side is serrated from the tip to the middle of the point after which there are notches to the base.
Complete large fishhook point of unusual form. Base is large, with a slight knob on lower external corner. Large barb on internal side. Visible repair just below barb. Another, more subtle repair, on base.
He kura
Piece of worked bone, surface is very weather-worn. One end is broad and flat, with a perforation. Narrows at the centre, with two possible barbs tapering to a dull point at the other end.
Complete straight fishhook point. There are three shallow grooves along the base, the proximal end is reduced.
Complete straight fishhook point.
Complete straight fishhook point. There is a curved reduction on external side of base, with bumpy serrations along external side. Internal barb, with two shallow notches just above barb.
Complete straight fishhook point with a upper, internal barb. There is a external notch on the base and external serrations.
Complete fishhook, serrations on bottom external face. Point in the shape of an arrow, edges are serrated.
Mostly complete straight fishhook point. Internal notches, with internal barb followed by serrations. External barb at upper point. Upper tip not present.