Southern Māori Archives Project

Letter, 06/05/1938, D V Knapp to H D Skinner, Confirming the New Hebrides adzes from Pentecost Island collected by Mr Frank Filmore. Catalogue numbers for duplicates supplied.

Letter, 20/05/1938, D V Knapp to H D Skinner, Acknowledges shipment of duplicates to Skinner and awaits fishhook shipment in turn. Requests rough sketches of West Coast woodwork tools, recently donated to Otago Museum by Mr Mettam.

Letter, 30/11/1938, D V Knapp to H D Skinner, Encloses drawing of whalebone piece gifted to Institute Museum by Mr Pattle of Whakatane (possibly axe handle). Requests copy of Skinner's paper on Maori adzes in Otago Museum. Mentions acquiring whalebone patu found at Pohara, and several adzes from Takaka and Pakawau.

Letter, 24/10/1938, A N Knopp to H D Skinner, Lists experience and previous employers in the fields of restoration and replica production.

Letter, 07/01/1937 to, Import and insurance documents for Egyptian objects shipped from Belgium, on behalf of Les Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels.

Letter, 19/11/1937, Henri Lavachery, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire to H D Skinner, Requests photographs of moai-kavakava from Easter Island (Rapa Nui) for dating purposes.

Letter, 27/01/1938, H D Skinner to Henri Lavachery, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Sends photos of wooden Easter Island (Rapa Nui) figure and explains reasons for dating it to the Stone Age. Thanks for pre-dynastic Egyptian pottery, which was sent in return for Maori items.

Letter, 14/03/1938, H D Skinner to Henri Lavachery, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Sends drawing from Miss L Daff of the figure carved on the head of the Easter Island (Rapa Nui) figure in the Otago Museum.

Letter, 02/05/1938, Henri Lavachery, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire to H D Skinner, Discusses Easter Island (Rapa Nui) drawing sent by Skinner (14/03).

Letter, 13/06/1938, H D Skinner to Henri Lavachery, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Sends copies of South Canterbury figures, published in the Journal of the Polynesian Society vol 42, (1933), p. 195, f. 57.

Letter, 22/06/1938, H D Skinner to W J Elvy, Department of Land and Survey, Thanks for paper cuttings about discovery of skeleton at Tuamarina. Suspects skeleton is Rangihaeata's daughter. Interested in obtaining the pounamu hei-tiki.

Letter, 16/02/1938, H D Skinner to D Leigh, Invites Leigh to speak on Horticulture.