Collection Record

letter, 17/05/1934, H. D. Skinner to W. O. Oldman, Thanks for letter from April, discusses how neither parties are likely buyers for the hani, mentions illustration blocks of Oldman's Polynesian drums. Mentions of grants being cut that were offered to the Journal of Polynesian Society by the Maori Purposes Board. Mentions of a small wooden pot for tattooing pigments being unique, says Teviotdale found something similar while digging at Oruarangi, that had a band of figures around it. Wants pictures of items mentioned in Oldman's letter.