Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Taoka Maori
Broken fishhook point, tip remaining. Barbed with serrations along both sides.
Complete straight fishhook point. 1 barb, 3 large notches on the external base.
Complete curved fishhook point. 1 barb.
complete curved fishhook point. 5 extremely irregular and uneven notches at the base.
Complete curved fishhook point. External and internal serrations, with perforation at lower point.
Fishhook point fragment, all remaining except tip of point. Fishhook fragment is curved, external notches.
Fishhook point fragment, lower fishhook point not present. Fishhook point fragment is curved, with serrations on external. "Long Beach"
Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb, with notches at base and tip.
Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Surface is bruised. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by a very faint curved line. Cutting edge is slightly rounded, sharp and has minor chipping.
Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the poll. There is no delineation between butt and blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Complete adze. Oval. Ground with heavy bruising and moderate flaking on front and sides. Butt has minor differentiation - front shoulder is slightly raised and sides taper toward poll. Bevel demarcated by a very faint line angling up the blade from the left side proper. Cutting edge is straight and slightly sharp.
Complete adze Oval. Ground with heavy bruising and moderate flaking down sides and around poll. Butt has minor differentiation - sides have been reduced. Bevel is demarcated by straight angled line crossing the blade and tapering down to corners. Cutting edge is moderately sharp and rounded. There is a horizontal break across top of shoulder - adze has been mended back together in the past.