. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. FIG. 86. VARIOUS ADZE HANDIJCS. A. New Caledonia, in the Vienna Museum. B. New Caledonia, in the Copenhagen Museum. C. Bismarck archipelago, Dresden Museum. I). Society islands, in tlie Berne Museum. I'. Marshall islands, in the Hajnburg^ Museum. V. Hermit islands, in the Berlin Musetim, To return to the specimens at hand: two adzes from the Gilbert islands, shown in Fig. 87, closely resemble the Hawaiian form, although tlie stone is replaced with shell; but I am by no means s
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. FIG. 86. VARIOUS ADZE HANDIJCS. A. New Caledonia, in the Vienna Museum. B. New Caledonia, in the Copenhagen Museum. C. Bismarck archipelago, Dresden Museum. I). Society islands, in tlie Berne Museum. I'. Marshall islands, in the Hajnburg^ Museum. V. Hermit islands, in the Berlin Musetim, To return to the specimens at hand: two adzes from the Gilbert islands, shown in Fig. 87, closely resemble the Hawaiian form, although tlie stone is replaced with shell; but I am by no means sure that these handles, which were obtained within a few years, represent the ancient form. They may have been taken from Hawaiian patterns, the intercourse betw^een these groups having been close since the establish- ment of the Hawaiian Board of Missions some fifty years ago. The Maori adzes shown in Fig. 88 have been handled within twenty years, and are supposed to show the ancient form. It will be noticed that feathers are used to decorate, much as on the tomahawk of the Amerind, and these adzes or axes were used as weapons by the Maori, one or both of these specimens having been found on a famous battle field. [421]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press
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