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Antiquities
Taoka Maori
Partially manufactured hook.
Broken one-piece fishhook. Broken at either end, could be shank or point.
Complete, curved shank. Slight deterioration at one end.
Almost complete one-piece fishhook. Point and tip appear to have broken off. Base and knob portion present. Base has visible crack where the fishhook has been glued back together.
Broken curved fishhook point, with all remaining except head and base. Shank knob and knob at head. External barb at base.
Complete shank, it has a lower, exterior barb and one knob on either side of head as well as a knob on top of the head.
Broken one-piece fishhook with shank remaining. Three knobs at head. Surface has been worked smooth.
Complete shank. There is an external knob on the head of the shank, and two fine, internal knobs.
Mostly complete bone one-piece fishhook, small piece broken off the head. Knob and shank knob at the head. Bait notch on the external side of the base. Incurved tip.
One-piece fishhook, small part of tip broken off. Knob at head. Bait notch at base.