314 Ktport of a Joiinuy .Ironnd tJic World. 



Samoan Islands. Motk-l i>f caiuK-; Iiik- olul); plain ditto. 

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

 Solomon Islands. J^everal canoe models, inlaid; tine inlaid bowls. 

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



3 line bowls from Admirallv Islands, 8 ceremonial adzes from ^Mangaia, very 

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



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

 jade mere, 2 bone, 2 stone ditto; bone club, paddle, tewhatewha, 4 taialia. 

 kite, carved sacriiicial knife, tobacco pipes carved. 



AUCKI^AND. Auckland Library and Art t^allery. Mr. K. J. vSliellington. 



Librarian. 



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

 extensive collection of IMaori 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. KM these the best were: 



Hawaiian Islands. Kapa-beater, niho i)alaoa, stone adze, poi-pounder. 



New 2Jealand. Several tine 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. ^Nlatua 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 INIt. Kgmont, 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. ;\Ir. 0. Wall, Curator, and Secretary of the 



Fijian Society. 



This museum, situated near the laniling between the main street anil 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 dishesaml forks, 21 lotus clubs. 10 pineapple clubs, 

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



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

 specimens of jiottery; 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 tine woi>d pillows, especially one used 

 by bridal couple; 4 rolls of sennit, two of them I2 ft. high. Many of these 

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



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

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

 Cruz feather money. 



In a private collection we fouiul : Large yacjona 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 ( ^larine Mu.-;eum\ Edward 



S. ^Slorse, Director. 



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

 niho palaoa, good; 2 kupee puaa, good; specimen of feathers of 00; 5 huewai 

 pawehe, 2 plain; 3 fans of ancient form with human hair decorations, 5 kapa- 



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