. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. C.— Wooden elul>s. New Zealand. Pig. 7.—Stone merai, New Zealand. Fig. 8.—Green-stone merai, New Zealand. tifully polished with a species of corundum found in the island. Fig. 8 is of stone, and is also carefully made and polished. Such weapons be- come heir-looms in families, and possess names, much as in former times titles were given to swords, as, for instance, Samsamah, the cinieter of Haroun al Raschid, and Excalibur, the swor
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. C.— Wooden elul>s. New Zealand. Pig. 7.—Stone merai, New Zealand. Fig. 8.—Green-stone merai, New Zealand. tifully polished with a species of corundum found in the island. Fig. 8 is of stone, and is also carefully made and polished. Such weapons be- come heir-looms in families, and possess names, much as in former times titles were given to swords, as, for instance, Samsamah, the cinieter of Haroun al Raschid, and Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur. The stone merai, Fig. 8, was called Kororaki. Fig. 9 is a stone weapon called Pdtu Kohatu; its wrist-thong occupies a circular depression. Fig. 10 is a carved weapon, the name of which was KaikanoM, or " ; It is made from a bone of a spermaceti whale, and has the reputation of having been handed down in the family for twelve generations. Merais of this shape are also made of wood, but are not as much valued as those of harder and more enduring materials. It had been supposed that the " flattened soda-water-bottle shape,". 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 Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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