New Acquisitions

Letter, 16/07/1925, R G Firth Wanganui Museum to H D Skinner, Phallic Emblem from Atiu Island. Given by Lieut Col Gudgeon. Described in Polynesian Journal Vol, 13 pg. 210. Our one may have been used in similar way says Elsdon Best

Letter, 02/08/1925, A K Walter Paengaroa to H D Skinner, Hemona Pokiha unwilling to sell the carvings. Told him he could replace the house with something quite suitable for the present. He agreed but would not put a price on the carvings.

Letter, 23/10/1925, Box 430 Dunedin to H D Skinner, In a house in the bush at Tawanui Catlins is a white stone circle from the New Hebrides, I could get it brought up to town for examination

Letter, 24/10/1925, Box 430 Dunedin to H D Skinner, Drawing and measurement of above circle Fits head like a halo, 7.5 lb wt found 1886, Suggestion it was used in Sun Worship. Or death to any man who held it!!

undated, Newspaper clipping, Monthly meeting of the Otago Institute

letter, 05/03/1936, Margaret Catherwood U of O to H D Skinner, In your absence in London Enclosed letters from Mr Trenn and Samuel Russell. Letter from E J Forsdyke British Museum re model of Parthenon collapsed which you could have to rebuild. Rev W W Avery from New Guinea presented collection Miss Daff will send particulars. Dr Benham says Mr George's material handed over from Settlers Museum in return sending them Robert Burns snuff box. Stone figure from Easter Island arrived. Dr Mullin says you and Mr Fels purchased a Lekythos on behalf of friends.

letter, 24/02/1936, Lionel Trenn Rarotonga to H D Skinner, Applied for Resident Agent of Manihiki and Rakahanga asking for you to vouch for me

letter, 17/02/1936, Samuel Russell Tahiti to H D Skinner, I have collection of stone axes which you can have for L7.10/-

letter, 28/02/1927, Gary G Beasley Haddon Lodge London to H D Skinner, Some small items Skinner was sending me have not arrived so I have refrained from sending the T Bosc Hocecre? Best to forward the FB also Tahiti hook of little value through Hallenstein's London Office. Trip to Scotland got 8 foot Paddle unlike any other from the Cooks. My collection is almost gone

letter, 03/03/1927, Louis C G Clarke University, Museum Cambridge to H D Skinner, I will find out about exchange. Trip to Hungary very successful. NOTE added below "This indicates how little Clarke will go out of his way on our behalf"

letter, 21/10/1927, F P Keppel Carnegie Corp 522 Fifth Ave NY to H D Skinner, Trustees unable to help financially. Enclosed resolution from 1926

letter, 02/04/1927, ? Fels to H D Skinner, Could we send you money to forward to Tahiti office for Charles Nordoff to draw from for purchase of artifacts for us. I may say I am Chairman and Managing Director of our firm here and do a great deal free of charge. Institutions always short of money