Pounamu: Notes on New Zealand Greenstone/Index

by Horatio Gordon Robley

Index.

A
		Page
Adze, the Maori		23
adze-head made from a broken mere		34
adze-head„ made„ from a tiki		25
aho		20
aitua		57
amulets and charms		46, 48, 49
Angus, cited		52
aotea		16
Aotearoa		12, 79
Arahura river		13, 15, 16, 75
arero rua		64
ari		41 note
atua		12 note, 45, 79
Auckland museum, tiki in		73
auhunga		16
axes		28
B
Barbs of fish-hooks, greenstone		29
Barbs of„ fish-hooks,„ illustrated		29
Best, Elsdon, Forest Lore quoted		30
Best,„ Elsdon,„ Notes on the Art of War		35
Best,„ Elsdon,„ remarks by		10, 23, 48, 69
bird-spear, greenstone, legend of		30
bird-„spear,„ greenstone,„ illustrated		30
boxes for weapons		34
British Museum, adze-blades in		72
British„ Museum,„ barbs in		29
British„ Museum,„ greenstone in		72
British„ Museum,„ Maori works of art exhibited by the King in		78
British„ Museum,„ head of manaia in		42
British„ Museum,„ matau in, illustrated		46
British„ Museum,„ matau„ in,  described		47
British„ Museum,„ mere in		32, 36
British„ Museum,„ tiki in		56, 58 note, 70, 72
Buffalo, H.M.S.		36, 37
Burr, tiki belonging to Midshipman		60
C
Cambridge University Museum—
manaia in, illustrated		41
———„ ———„ matau in, illustrated		47
———„ ———„ tiki in, illustrated		64
canoe, making of a		24
chisel, greenstone		29
chisel,„ greenstone„ illustrated		28
Cook, Captain		7, 15, 29, 39, 56, 60
Cowan, James		25, 49
Cowan,„ James„ Maoris of New Zealand, cited		15, 57
D
Donne, T. E.		62, 63
Dresden, tiki of rare form at, illustrated		69
drill, the Maori		19, 20
drill,„ the Maori„ illustrated		20
drill,„ the Maori„ how operated		20, 21
drill,„ the Maori„ primitive form of		21
drill,„ greenstone, with facetted point		29
drill,„ greenstone,„ illustrated		28
E
Eady, Arthur		73
eel		14, 48
F
Flint		20, 74
Foveaux Straits		15
G
Geology, tiki in Museum of		77
gouge of greenstone		29
gouge„ of„ greenstone„ illustrated		28
green, Maori words for the colour		9
greenstone, colours of		16
greenstone,„ difficulty of obtaining		13
greenstone,„ early user of		12
greenstone,„ flaws in, see tutae koka
greenstone,„ known to natives of Hawaiki		12
greenstone,„ legends concerning		15
greenstone,„ native names of		16, 17, 75
greenstone,„ boring of ornaments		72
greenstone,„ where found		10, 11, 14, 75
“greenstone door”		10
Grey, Sir George		29, 36, 73
H
Hakopa-te-atu-o-tu, letter of		74
Hamilton, Maori Art cited		34
hands, three fingered		57
Hatua		11
hei=neck		55
hei matau, illustrated and described		46, 47
hei„ matau,„ legend referring to		47
hei-tiki, how worn		51
hei-tiki,„ significance of		51
Heke’s tiki, see Dresden
Hewitt, Primitive Traditional History cited		55
Hiko-o-te-rangi		36
Hine-ki-runga		11
Hipara		11
hoanga		22
Hochstetter cited		38
Hohonu		16, 75
Hokitika river		12
Hongi		62, 63
Hone Heke		73
Horowhenua		12
I
Implements, miscellaneous greenstone		30
inanga		16
J
“Jade,” etymology of		10
jadeite		9
K
Kahotea		16
kahurangi		16, 43, 48
Kaiapoi		74
Kaniere, Mount		16
Kaniere,„ Pass		21
kapeu		44
kara		22
karakia, see spells
kaui-tiki		75
kawakawa		16
kiripaka, see mica schist
kiripapa, see flint
kohuwai		17
kokotangiwai		16
Kuha-tarewa hill		11
kuru		21, 39
kurupae		20, 21
M
Mako, how worn		43
Mako,„ illustrated		43
mana		25, 79
manaia		32, 41 note, 57
manaia„ head of, illustrated		42
manaia„ illustrated		41
manaia„ single, illustrated		42
Maning, Old New Zealand, quoted		24, 37
Maori art		52, 53, 77
Maori„ burial customs		35, 50, 73
Maori„ burying places		50
Maori„ mourning colour		56 note
Maori„ superstitions		24, 46, 48, 53, 54
Maori„ warrior, characteristics of		35
Maori„ untrustworthy authorities on Maori customs		54
Maru Tuahu		73, 74
mata, see obsidian
Matene-te-whiwhi		68
Maui		47
Mayor Island, see Tuhua
mere, see war-club
mica schist		22
Milford Peak		15
Milford„ Sound		15, 75
Moki		12
moria, see poria
monument, ancient wooden, illustrated		72
Mundy, Colonel, author of Our Antipodes		68
N
Nephrite		9
Nephrite„ where found		10, 11, 14, 75
New Zealand, Dominion Museum of		48, 62, 63
Nga-rangi-mataeo		11
Ngahue, discoverer of New Zealand		12, 13
Ngai Rua tribe		36
Ngai Tahu tribe		74
Ngai Tai tribe		36
ngao matariki		23
ngao pae		23
ngao tu		23
Ngatai, Hori, letter of to Author		45
Ngati Awa		11
Ngati Tuwharetoa		11
Nuku-mai-teko		57
O
Obsidian		20, 74
Ohui		11
oha		51
Onslow, Earl of		44
Onslow, Hon. V. A. H. Huia		11
Opepe		11
ornaments of greenstone, how worn		39
ornaments„ varied forms of, illustrated		40
P
Paraone, Hohepa		73
parrots as Maori pets		43
patu, see war-club
pekapeka, illustrated		40, 41
pendants, Maori names given to		49
pirori		22
Polack cited		27, 49, 54
poria, illustrated, its use		43
porotiti		20
Potatau		33
Potiki		35
pou		20
poutini		12
Pukekohatu		73
purupuru, see chisel
R
Rangi Purewa		73
Rauparaha		36, 68, 73, 74
Raureka		11
reke=butt of mere, see war-club
Ripa		36
ripi		33
Ropoama Te One		24
Rua		25
Rutherford, John		27, 28
S
Salford Museum, tiki in, illustrated and described		67
sealing wax		56
slave of Tamatea, legend of		16, 71
Smith, G. F., Gem Stones, remarks on nephrite and jadeite		9
South Island Maoris		11
spells		24
Stack, Canon, remarks by		11, 13, 21
Stack,„ Canon,„ cited		73, 74
Stack,„ Canon,„ Kaiapohia, quoted		36
Stack,„ Canon,„ on tiki, cited		52, 53
T
Tamatea		15, 16
Tamatea-kai-taharua		30
Tamihana		38
Tangaroa		12 note
tangiwai, legend concerning		15
tapu		16, 22, 33, 53, 71, 74, 79
Taramakau		75
Taumutu		21
Tauranga		35, 45
tautau, see kapeu
Tawha, Henare		21, 74
Te Aratangata, death of chief		36
Te Heuheu		34
Te Ika Poto		11
Te Papa		35
Te Pehi		36
Te Pi, worker in greenstone		21
Te Wherowhero		33
tiki, ancient examples, illustrated and described		70
tiki,„ antiquity of		74
tiki,„ as ear-pendant		77
tiki,„ bone		58 note, 69
tiki,„ change from A to B type		64, 65, 66
tiki,„ eyes of shell		56, 59
tiki,„ how to distinguish modern		72
tiki,„ in process of making, illustrated		66
tiki,„ makers of		74
tiki,„ Maori names given to		72, 73
tiki,„ methods of suspension		59, 60, 61, 75
tiki,„ method of wearing, illustrated		72, 76
tiki,„ of rare form		69, 70, 71
tiki,„ theories as to origin of		54, 55
tiki,„ tools used in making		71
tiki,„ types of		57
tiki,„ type A		52, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 66, 67
tiki,„ type B		63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 70
tiki,„ wooden		58
tipi		33
Titore, chief of the Ngapuhi		37
toggles		76
toki, see also adzes		23
toki,„ exchange of		24
toki,„ Maori names given to		24
toki whakarau		23
Tuakau, Haimona, information concerning greenstone given by		16
Tuhi-o-kahu hill		11
Tuhoe		11
Tuhua=Mayor Island		12
tuwiri, see drill
Tumu-aki mountain		16
tutae koka		16
U
Utu		14
V
Vishnu		41
W
Waikare moana		11
Waikato		62, 63
Waikawa		24
Waininihi		75
Wainui		47
Wairewa		21
war-adze, the		26
war-adze,„ illustrated		26, 27
war-adze,„ greenstone, illustrated		31
war-adze,„ its shape		32
war-adze,„ Maori names given to		35, 36
war-adze,„ owned by Maning		37
war-adze,„ sent to King William IV.		36
war-adze,„ recovery of		34, 35
weapons, makers of		22
whakakai		39
whakakai,„ ancient, owned by Author		44
whakarau=to smooth a surface		24
Whakatohea tribe		36
wood carving of the Maori		24, 26, 29, 34, 69, 72
Wood, Rev. Basil		62
Y
Yate, Rev. W., quoted		31, 53

 

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