ANCIENT MAORI CARVINGS.
FOUND NEAR HOKIANGA,
A number of, ancient Maori carvings iad curios was found in a cava near Hokianga a week or two ago. The cave had been used as a burial place, and it therefore contained many articles which the Maoris were accustomed to place beside the bodies of their dead. The coffins are made of totara, carved in the style which has not been used for at least' a century. The Maoris now in the district have no claim to the discovered articles, as they are not the descendants of the tribe by whom the cave was used, that hapu having, been swept away. " Mr. Menzies, of the Lands Department; has charge of the find. Mr. Cheeseman, curator of the Auckland Museum, wired to the Act-ing-Premier asking- that the antiquities be handed over to the Auckland Museum, and Mr. Geo. Fowlds, M.H.R., wared to similar effect to Sir, J. G. Ward and to the Hon. Mr. Carroll. The Acting-Prem»er replied that he recognised the superior claims of Auckland, and had directed that the articles be handed over to the curator of the Museum. M
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 113, 14 May 1902, Page 4
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188ANCIENT MAORI CARVINGS. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 113, 14 May 1902, Page 4
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