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9 in. long, and other specimens from that group. Among some things at- 

 tributed to Cook were : Ceremonial adze and paddle from Mangaia, and a 

 Tongan club much like the one in the Cook collection at Wellington. 



In the general collection were 2 paddles from Solomon Islands and 1 

 from New Ireland; Gilbert Islands spear; from New Caledonia, 2 bird-bill 

 and 2 common clubs; 9 New Hebrides clubs. From Fiji, 6 musket, 2 pine- 

 apple, 1 throwing and 6 common clubs. 



CHRISTCHURCH, N.2f. Canterbury Museum. Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S., 

 Curator. 



In addition to a good Maori house and many specimens of Maori house 

 carving, the Maori collection is very good and well explained in the guide- 

 book. A few only of the specimens can be mentioned here. 



Australia. Stone axes for cutting steps in trees; cundi-stone, a sharp 

 flint used for circumcision; Mulga and Geeam shields, wommera or throw- 

 ing-sticks of many forms, waddy and boomerang of most known forms, lire- 

 sticks or drills, witarna or bull-roarer. 



Melanesia. Two chalk figures from New Ireland: it is here stated that 

 these are ghost-catchers and serve as habitations for the spirit of the departed 

 as do the Egyptian Ki. Melanesian drums of hour-glass shape. 



New Caledonia. Two mounted stone clubs, one of jade, the other of 

 basalt; 2 jade axe heads; 2 wooden momo or dancing-masks, decorated with 

 feathers and tufts of human hair; sling, pouch and sling-stones; comb, spears, 

 food-pounder. 



New Guinea. Head ornaments of feathers of cassowary and bird-of- 

 Paradise, or of hair from pig's tail. Pan-pipes and bambu mouth-harp, carved 

 coconut water-bottles, food bowl, man-catcher and pig-catcher, large net with 

 perforated shells for sinkers; stone adzes, some mounted. A "grave axe" 

 only used to bury with a chief; in due time it is dug up. Many arrows. 



Santa Cruz Group. Roll of feather money, loom for dress weaving, 

 dancing-rattles, large cmoe model, arrows, ornaments of various kinds. 



Solomon Islands. Canoe, pandean pipes of four kinds, wooden food 

 bowls inlaid, iish-hooks of various kinds, spears and arrows, combs, spoons 

 of shell and of coconut, carved wooden figure, lime-boxes, shell war-trumpet, 

 stone adzes. 



New Hebrides. Dancing-mask and spider-web cap from Malekula. 

 Bows and arrows. Pottery. 



Fijian Islands. Pottery, a large assortment; cannibal relics, a tree- 

 stem with enclosed human bones, brought by the Government troops in 1876 

 from tin town of Lasi-lasi in the mountains of Yiti bevu. Four-pronged 

 cannibal fork, model of a double canoe in the old style, lali, model of a bure, 



yaqona bowls, line old basket, 2 pillows, throwing and other clubs, paddles 

 and paddle-shaped clubs, teeth of sperm whale, lire-sticks for plowing in the 

 Polynesian way. oil dishes, wigs, liku ami kapa specimens. 



Samoan Islands. Model of house; spears and clubs; fans and baskets 

 from Qpolu. Tatuing implements, model of large fishing canoe, kapa-beater 

 and upetc, chief's plaited girdle of coco nut fibre, siapo specimens. 



Tongan Islands. Shell trumpet, combs, fish-hooks, shell baits and 

 sinker for catching octopus. 



New Zealand. Models of various canoes. Peather cloak of kiwi 

 feathers, another of feathers from tin native pigeon, 3 dog-skin mats, many 



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