New Acquisitions

Letter, 27/02/1924, W.Atkins (Art dealer) to H D Skinner, Misplacement of an item posted to Otago Museum and Skinner's reply

Letter, 07/05/1924, Clark Wissler (American Museum of Natural History) to H D Skinner, Archaeological digs in New Zealand

Letter, 15/07/1924, Clark Wissler (American Museum of Natural History) to H D Skinner, Acknowledgement of paper on the Archaeology of the Shag River

Letter, 13/06/1925, Clark Wissler (American Museum of Natural History) to H D Skinner, Planned trip to New Zealand

Kete Whiri, a basket woven from an internal base whiri (braid). Woven with natural harakeke (flax) in takitahi pattern (over one, under one).One side longer than the other, creating a misshapen square in shape. Finished with a serrated top edge. Two miro (rolled) fibres have been threaded into the weaving to act as handles.

Piece of worked nephrite/pounamu, possibly a broken pendant. Mid green kahurangi variety with high translucency. Surface is ground smooth. Three projections remaining, two of which are broken at the ends and the other is rounded. Edges are curved and polished.

Complete bone pendant. Curved with a suspension hole at one end.

Almost complete triangular cross-section minnow lure made from stone. Both head and base portions are missing from the lure.

Letter, 03/11/1924, John Barr (Auckland Public Libraries) to H D Skinner, Samuel Marsden's Journal: request for transcript of sections

Letter, 14/11/1924, John Barr (Auckland Public Libraries) to H D Skinner, Samuel Marsden's Journal: request for transcript of further portions of journal

Letter, 03/12/1924, John Barr (Auckland Public Libraries) to H D Skinner, Samuel Marsden's Journal: thank you note for transcription

Letter, 26/06/1925, John Barr (Auckland Public Libraries) to H D Skinner, John Barr (Auckland Public Libraries) acknowledgement of receipt of donation