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POUNAMU.
Another method of suspension is shewn in Figure 33. Here it will be seen that the cord by which the figure was hung at the wearer’s neck was tied round a knob at the top of its head.
Figure 34 is an illustration of a very ancient tiki brought from New Zealand by Midshipman Burr, who sailed with Captain Cook on his last voyage. In this case the boring is through the right eye.