- 1 THE JOURNAL OF THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY.
CONTAINING THE TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.
VOL. 36. 1927.
New Plymouth, N.Z.: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY BY THOMAS AVERY & SONS LTD., DEVON STREET. 1927.
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- 3 CONTENTS OF VOL. 36.
No. 141.—March, 1927. - PAGE
- A Tikopian Vocabulary. Edited by Herbert W. Williams, M.A., LITT.D., F.N.Z.INST. 1
- Kava Ceremonial in Tonga. By E. E. V. Collocott 21
- Language, Mythology, and Songs of Bwaidoga, Goodenough Island, S.E. Papua. By D. Jenness and (late) Rev. A. Ballantyne 48
- Notes on Maori Artifacts. By Gilbert Archey 72
- Reviews 76
- “Oceanische Rindenstoffe” (Oceanic Bark-cloth), by Gerhard Stalling; “History of Hawaii,” by Ralph S. Kuy-kendall; “A Comparative Study of the Melanesian Island Languages,” by Sidney Herbert Ray, M.A.
- Publications Received 82
- Notes and Queries 84
- A Mexican Tiki—Brass Patu brought to New Zealand by Captain Cook—Burial Chests.
- Proceedings 85
- Annual Meeting of the Society 86
- Annual Report of the Council 86
- Balance Sheet 88
- Members of the Society 89
- List of Exchanges 97
- Notice to Members—“The Maori” by Elsdon Best.
- Maori Literature.
No. 142.—June, 1927. - A Tikopian Vocabulary. Edited by Herbert W. Williams, M.A., LITT.D., F.N.Z.INST. 99
- Earthmounds in Samoa. By Andrew Thomson 118
- The Discovery and Settlement of Rarotonga by Polynesians. Collected by Elsdon Best 122
- Note on a Carved Rock in Taranaki. By W. J. Phillips, F.L.S. 135
- Word List 141
- Language, Mythology, and Songs of Bwaidoga, Goodenough Island, S.E. Papua. By D. Jenness and (late) Rev. A. Ballantyne 145
- A Classification of Instruments of Quartzite. By H. D. Skinner and David Teviotdale 180
- Reviews 194
- “A New Samoan Grammar,” by Spencer Churchward, M.A.; “Games and Pastimes of the Maori,” by Elsdon Best; “The Pa Maori,” by Elsdon Best; “Polynesian Religion,” by E. S. Craighill Handy.
- Publications Received 203
- Notes and Queries 206
- Korere, or Feeding Funnel—Carved Artifacts.
- Notice to Members: “The Maori,” by Elsdon Best.
- Maori Literature.
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No. 143.—September, 1927. - Language, Mythology, and Songs of Bwaidoga, Goodenough Island, S.E. Papua. By D. Jenness and (late) Rev. A. Ballantyne 207
- Raumahora and Takarangi—A Legend of the Taranaki Tribes. Collected by Elsdon Best 239
- Hau and Wairaka. The Adventures of Kupe and His Relatives. Collected by Elsdon Best 260
- Word List 283
- Fish Gorges or Shell-fish Extractors or Spillikins? By Johannes C. Andersen 287
- Honorific Terms, Sacerdotal Expressions, Personifications, etc., met with in Maori Narrative 290
- Notes on Artifacts found in Cache at Pipikaritu Beach, near Otago Heads. By David Teviotdale 292
- Publications Received 294
- Notes and Queries 296
- Isles of Ahu, Maui, and Hawaiki—Old Names of Isles of the Society Group—Tapu Stones of Taranaki—Metal Mere—Maori Names for Fingers—Method of taking the Weka or Woodhen—Eel Pots fashioned from bark.
- Proceedings 300
- Maori Literature.
No. 144.—December, 1927. - Language, Mythology, and Songs of Bwaidoga, Goodenough Island, S.E. Papua. By D. Jenness and (late) Rev. A. Ballantyne 303
- Irihia: The Homeland of the Polynesians. Collected by Elsdon Best 330
- The Outrigger in New Zealand and Tahiti By H. D. Skinner, University of Otago 363
- A Waka-Huia in the Peabody Museum, Salem. By H. D. Skinner, University of Otago 366
- Te Rae o Te Karaka. A Pa or Fortified Village in Queen Charlotte Sound. By W. J. Elvy 367
- Rock Shelter Drawings at Arapuni Gorge. By Gilbert Archey, Auckland Museum 369
- Word List 372
- Honorific Terms, Sacerdotal Expressions, Personifications, etc., met with in Maori Narrative 376
- Reviews 379
- “Peoples and Problems of the Pacific,” by J. Macmillan Brown; “The Clash of Culture and the Contact of Races,” by George Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers; “Atlas der Voelkerkunde,” by Prof. Dr. A. Kraemer.
- Publications Recevied 389
- List of Reprints 391
- Notes and Queries 401
- Memorial Window to Henare Taratoa.
- Proceedings 402
- Notice to Members—“The Maori,” by Elsdon Best.
- Maori Literature.
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