Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Taoka Maori
Broken straight fishhook point, midsection remaining, broken at tip and base. Notches on external side of base. Internal barb.
Broken needle. Distal end is blunt. Broken at the drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, where there is a drilled, circular eye with a crack at the upper edge.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. Thickness reduced at the proximal end, where there is a drilled, circular eye.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end, with a crack at the upper edge. There is a pink stain on the surface.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end. There are remnants of an old backing material adhered to the back.
Complete tattoo chisel. There is a notch on either side of the hafting end. The cutting edge is curved, with some chipping along the edge. There are decorative striations on the surface towards the hafting end.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Complete curved fishhook point. Perforation through base. Two small barbs on external side,, with serrations from lower barb to tip.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining, broken at base. Partial perforation at base. Serrations on external side. Internal barb.
Complete curved fishhook point, fragment of back missing. Serrations on internal and external side.
