IJ
- May 27, 2022
Sidestep: Wairau Adzes
From the Wairau Bar site, these adzes were found. Duff comments that the adze on the left is too heavy for use. So was it ceremonial or...
IJ
- May 13, 2022
185: The Taupo Pou
Of all the Wahi Tapu in New Zealand, Pouakani (Te Pouakani - the pou of cutting?) above Taupo is special both for the concentration of...
IJ and MD
- Apr 29, 2022
Sidestep: Hawaiian style in Taranaki
Facial similarities Hawaiian carrying-stick (auamo), heavy red-brown wood, highly finished and polished, round in section, slightly...
MD
- Apr 15, 2022
184: Maori Mummies?
In a 1916 issue of the “Polynesian Journal,” there appears a review by Mr. H. D. Skinner of a paper called “A Study of the Migrations of...
IJ
- Apr 1, 2022
Sidestep: The Kumara
The Polynesian Kumara we know came from South America. It even has its name because of the Quechuan name 'kumara'. 1. Taroamahoe. Oldest...
IJ
- Mar 18, 2022
183: The Pit Dwellers of the Pelorus
Here is a little more on the pit dwelling of Pelorus (in Marlborough) we alluded to in the last post 28th August 2021. As late as 1860,...