SMOKED HEADS
rflAOTir CUSTOM, OF THE PAST. Those who were present at tho Philosophical Society's mooting on Wednesday had the opportunity of seeing two E enEi £ Ti kKI hends of Maoriß ' kAI to bo at least a century old! Dr. Thornson t stated that the Dominion had been fortunate enough to eccuro them from Tasmania through the agency of ' Mr. moked heads in New Zealand were those In the Auckland Museum, they were a valuable addition to the Dominion MuBeum's stock o curios. Dr. Thomson explained that it used to be an ancient Maori custom to cut off tho heads of the dead and treat them in the manner indicated. The heads of friends were preserved eo that they could be viewed l[° m T. i a tlme an< * we P* over, and the heads of enemies were similarly treated so that they could be reviled. l>ater they becamo a'soureo of traffic.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2161, 29 May 1914, Page 9
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152SMOKED HEADS Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2161, 29 May 1914, Page 9
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