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Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Antiquities, Humanities
Taoka Maori
Complete shell pendant with large suspension hole. Notches along the edges.
Mostly complete straight fishhook point. Missing tip. Notch at base on external surface.
Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb at tip. Notches at base. Shank knob
Broken straight fishhook point fragment. All remaining but base. Notch at shank.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken fishhook point fragment. Base and shank remaining.
Broken curved fishhook point fragment. All remaining but end of base.
Broken fish gorge, one sharpened end remaining.
Middle piece of fishhook tab
Broken needle, shaft and tip remaining. Distal end is sharp.
Broken needle. Distal end is sharp, sides of shaft widening to the proximal end. There is a long, thing eye at the mid point of the needle, the bone is cracked from eye to proximal end.