New Acquisitions

Letter, 04/09/1924, Willi Fels to H D Skinner, sections 15-19 of bill relating to Auckland Museum

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.

Letter, 09/04/1905, H.D. Skinner to H D Skinner, Agenda of Friends of the Museum meeting; proposal to secure payment for European arms. "Cash book" written on the back page.

Letter, 11/02/1925, J. Renwick to H D Skinner, Thanks for loan of book on Chatham Islands. Offer to sell greenstone chisel.

Letter, 19/02/1925, George Fenwick to H D Skinner, Sending photo of Apirahaina (?) to Hocken Library

Letter, 27/02/1925, Ralph Linton (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago) to H D Skinner, Response to previous letter amending comment on Marquesan feather work. Discusses similarities between Maori and Marquesan culture, Skinner's article about origin of Maori material culture. Advises museum has whale bone clubs from Lord Howe Island. Discusses potential exchange of Philippine or Sumatran artifacts for Maori artifacts.

Letter, 12/03/1925, D.C. Davies (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago) to H D Skinner, Request of Maori artifacts in exchange for Philippine artifacts

Letter, 21/04/1925, H.D. Skinner to H D Skinner, Carbon copy of letter. Agrees to exchange as proposed in previous letter (see 64). Request for photos of Lord Howe Island whalebone clubs and Porak and South China stone implements.

Letter, 25/06/1925, G. Lindo Ferguson to H D Skinner, List of four stone artifacts - proposes to exchange them for (allegedly fake per Skinner) hei-tiki

Letter, 04/10/1925, G. Lindo Ferguson to H D Skinner, Response to Skinner not happy with size of Maori adze sent and refusing to fulfil exchange. Refuses suggestion that sender's father pay for expenses incurred.

Letter, 29/09/1925, H.D. Skinner to H D Skinner, Response to legal threat to enforce contract. Claims Maori adze received was smaller than promised. Says Sir Lindo Ferguson promises to pay expenses for returning adze.

Letter, 23/10/1925, H.D. Skinner to H D Skinner, Receipt of payment. Informs Maori implements have been posted.