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Samoan Islands. Model of canoe; fine club; plain ditto. 

 Fijian Islands. Pottery; 4 carved clubs, 9 plain ditto, 4 throwing-clubs. 

 Solomon Islands. Several canoe models, inlaid; fine inlaid bowls. 

 Bismarck Archipelago, etc. Paddle and 3 clubs from New Britain. 



3 fine bowls from Admiralty Islands, 8 ceremonial adzes from Mangaia, very 

 large war-drum from New Hebrides, armor from Gilbert Islands. 



Eddy collection (Maori) not distributed. Fine carvings, 2 bailers; 2 

 jade mere, 2 bone, 2 stone ditto; bone club, paddle, tewbatewha, 4 taiaha,, 

 kite, carved sacrificial knife, tobacco pipes carved. 



AUCKLAND. Auckland Library and Art Gallery. Mr. E. J. Shellington, 



Librarian. 



This library was (as already stated) due to Sir George Grey, and his 

 extensive collection of Maori implements, with a few extraneous ones, went 

 with the books. The spears, clubs, paddles, decorated the walls of the stair_ 

 way, and could not easily be examined or catalogued, but the rarer specimens 

 were in table cases in the art gallery. Of these the best were: 



Hawaiian Islands. Kapa-beater, niho palaoa, stone adze, poi-pounder. 



New Zealand. Several fine wood, stone and bone patu; some fine jade 

 mere, 2 jumping-jacks, two-pronged fish-hook, 4 choice carved boxes, 3 carved 

 canoe-bailers, splendid series of heitiki, phallic carved flute. Matua Tonga, 

 or "God of the Harvest". Tradition says it was brought in the canoe Arawa, 

 but the material (red hornblende-andesite ) is found on both Mt. Ruapehu 

 and Mt. Egmont, near New Plymouth. 



From New Guinea, 2 fine adzes. From Fiji, 2 clubs and several pots. 

 From New Caledonia, 2 bird-bill clubs and several good adzes. 



SUVA, FIJI. Suva Museum. Mr. C. Wall, Curator, and Secretary of the 



Fijian Society. 



This museum, situated near the landing between the main street and the 

 sea, is supported partly by the Government and partly by the Fijian Society. 



Fijian. Two hundred and thirty bowls of wood, several turtle-shaped 

 yaqona bowls, few cannibal dishes and forks, 21 lotus clubs, 10 pineapple clubs, 

 throwing-clubs, 2 masts of canoes, steering paddle 20 ft. long, model of canoes, 



4 human bone sail-needles, good specimens basket-work, stone god, main- 

 specimens of pottery; liku dresses, many common clubs, plenty of kapa, kapa 

 anvil, 2 kapa-boards, 10 kapa-beaters, 2 models of "Devil house", whale- 

 tooth ornaments, phallic stones; case of fine wood pillows, especially one used 

 by bridal couple; 4 rolls of sennit, two of them 12 ft. high. Many of these 

 specimens we found were loaned when we tried to arrange an exchange. 



Other Groups. Five Samoan clubs; 5 Solomon Islands figure-heads; 

 several paddles; inlaid bowl; inlaid staff. New Guinea star club. Santa 

 Cruz feather money. 



In a private collection we found : Large yaqona bowls, several of turtle 

 shape; spears, clubs, shell ornaments, fans, part of an ancient canoe, ancient 

 necklace, several pillows, basket-work, and a number of walking-sticks. 



SAI/FM, MASS. Peabody Academy of Science (Marine Museum). Edward 



S. Morse, Director. 



Hawaiian Islands. Large image of ohia wood from Hawaii (Fig. 249); 

 niho palaoa, good; 2 k u pee puaa, good; specimen of feathers of 00; 5 huewai 

 pawehe, 2 plain; t, fans of ancient form with human hair decorations, 5 kapa- 



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