3IO Report of a Journey Around the World. 



from the Bismarck Archipelago and New Guinea are very numerous and 

 attractive. Omitting the mere relics from the Cook collection, the ethno- 

 logical matter remaining is as follows: 



Bone neck-pendant, shark-tooth knife ( Carc/iarias la>itia), ivory finger 

 ring; jade ear-drop 3.5 in. long, others 2.75 in. and 2.25 in. long; jade ear- 

 drop, ornament of orange cowr3% 2 woven armlets, Maori patu, 3 spear-throw- 

 ing gaskets from New Caledonia, Tongan comb, Maori paddle, Tanna Island 

 comb; pan-pipe. New Hebrides; Queensland wadd3% pandanus cloak, frame 

 of kapa specimens, piece of Tahitian kapa; sling pouch. New Caledonia; 

 large Tahitian bag; chief mourner's dress, Tahiti; piece of fibre matting; 

 piece of Tahitian kapa, Tahitian cloak; boat-shaped fish-hook. New Zealand; 

 Maori shell fish-hook, Tahitian fish-hook; 3 large Tahitian pearl shank fish- 

 hooks, 2 smaller ditto; 11 other Tahitian fish-hooks; 4 ceremonial paddles, 

 Mangaia; 28 specimens of kapa collected bj^ Cook in Pacific, Maori chief's 

 staff, Maori axe handle of whale rib, Tahitian fish-net. New Caledonian bird- 

 bill club, Maori shell necklace, 2 New Caledonian wooden hair-pins, Tongan 

 shell necklace, meshing needle, 17 adzes, 4 greenstone mere, 4 Tahitian adzes 

 complete, 2 Tongan clubs finely carved, paddle-shaped club, small Tongan 

 club; 2 taiaha. New Zealand; 4 Hawaiian hair necklaces, Tahitian gorget; 

 2 white shell forehead ornaments, Marquesas; 2 Tahitian daggers; shell neck- 

 lace. Nine; New Caledonian club; Fijian pineapple club, plain ditto; Tahitian 

 nose flute, Tahitian shell necklace {Plaiiaxts tiigei'), good Fijian pineapple 

 club, bailer for canoe, jade ear-drop 13.5 in. with stained flax tassel. Hawaiian 

 feather helmet (no feathers), Hawaiian feather capes. 



BRISBANE. Queensland Museum. Director, Dr. Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, 



F.R.M.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S., etc. 



This museum well deserves a long mention and the list of its treasures 

 should be large, but years of almost neglect require much regenerative work. 

 The new Director has made a most promising beginning in the new quarters, 

 and I trust at my next visit to make a very long list. Now it must be short, 

 for many of the collections are not j^et in place. The Director is describing 

 in the museum publications some of the very interesting specimens under 

 his charge. 



Two mummies from Darnley Island, of which this museum has long 

 had photographs. Many good Australian shields. Fine collection of adzes. 

 The specimens from New Guinea are numerous but we were unable to make 

 even a short list of them in the brief time at our disposal. 



DUN:EDIN, N. Z. Otago University Museum. Prof. Dr. W. B. Benham, 



D.vSc, F.R.S., Director. 



While this museum is largely of a biological character, one of its principal 

 benefactors, Thomas Morland Hockens, with his library and picture gallery 

 gave also the following collection. 



New Zealand. vSeven bone patu, 2 wood ditto, finely carved feather- 

 box, 4 heru or combs, 10 heitiki, jade earrings, 6 mere. Two hoeroa: This rare 

 weapon was made from the jaw bone of a whale ; was used as a two-handed 

 sword, or thrown at an enemy with an underhand jerky motion, and was re- 

 covered by a long cord attached to the wrist of the thrower. It was used mainly 

 to kill woiuen. Fig. 3, p. 60. Vol. Ill, White, Ancient History of Maori. Two 

 mokoed heads, tatuing set well mounted, 2 taiaha. By purchase from the 

 Hockens sale the museum secured a roll of Santa Cruz feather money 26 ft. 



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