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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 176, 21 April 1921, Page 5

An interesting and valuable collection of articles manufactured by Morioris is a recent acquisition at the Canterbury Museum, having been presented by Mrs. Chudleigh, of the Chatham Islands, on behalf of her “husband, the late Mr. E. R. Chudleigh (states a Christchurch exchange). Amongst ths articles comprising the collection are: —A flute and whistle made out of bon ol the instruments though small, give evidence of skilful workmanship; there are several fishhooks and ornaments made from bone, several spear-heads, several pendants, some of greenstone and others of bone. Two remarkable pendants of bone have each cut out on them human faces noteworthv from the fact that the Matures resemble more those of Hawaiian faces than the features of faces carved by the Maoris. A series of implements show the manner in which tho Morioris adapt, cd the adze and developed the axe. Ivo “pounders.” apparently flax pounders, are included in the collection, which also contains various sharks, whales, and porpoise’s teeth. There is also a string of beads, representing the trade bv means of which those on tho vessels which visited the Chathams in the early days effected the exchange of commodities with tho Morioris. The collection, though not extensive, is of considerable importance from an ethnological poin of view. <