FIND OF MAORI CURIOS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15374, 8 August 1913, Page 7

FIND OF MAORI CURIOS.

FINE SPECIMENS OF NATIVE ART. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Wanganui, Thursday. The discoverers of the Maori relics at Waverley Beach, mention of which was made a couple of weeks ago, spent the whole of one day last week in making further investigations as to the quality and quantity of their find. It is quite evident that they have made a notable discovery. One of the discoverers states that the majority of the articles secured are taken from a sandy fac9 above the spot where the first curie was brought to light, and digging operations were carried on without much difficulty. The first "nugget" proved a large greenstone adze of a length of about Bin and a width of about sin. It was thick and of superior quality. Following this upwards of a dozen stone axes ard adzes were unearthed. A beautifully-carved paddle and a large carved dipper next gladdened the eyes of the amateur miners. The paddle is slightly damaged, but the dipper scoop is in an excellent state of preservation. Several pieces of greenstone, ornaments of bone inlaid with pawa shell, and other articles of great historic interest were added to the collection. We have only gone a little way into the face," said the gentleman interviewed, " and I think we can with advantage go much further. You will, at any rate, hear more about it."