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Letter, 05/01/1936, H D Skinner to Dr Henri Lavachery, Brussels., Thanks for two artifacts from Easter Island. Three pages of exchange material.

Letter, 21/06/1937, H D Skinner to Dr Henri Lavachery, Brussels., Exchange material has been sent. Contains about 42 pieces from moa hunter sites in Papatowai and Shag Point. Remaining pieces greenstone from NZ and Cook islands. Would you consider sending some fragments of pre-dynastic Egyptian vases. Mention of Maori carved slab previously sent.

Letter, 22/09/1937, H D Skinner to Dr Henri Lavachery, Brussels., Will send prints of Easter island material when it is ready. Would like some Egyptian stone pots. Outlines museum collection.

Letter, 06/10/1937, H.D Skinner to Henri LaVachery, Regarding Skinner sending photographs of artefacts from Rapa Nui/Easter Island. Skinner describes the photos as 'not very good as photographs' and includes a catelogue of the current collection of artefacts from Rapa Nui.

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, 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.