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No date given - reference made to Margaret Morison, F Sadler and WJ Phillipps.
(1) Photo of woven bag with kowhaiwhai. Note on verso - May 25/76. Bag by Jan Merrilees, Tawa.
(2) Drawings of Triangular, diamond, and oblong units of design. [rectangular section cut out]
(3) Drawing of pattern
(4) Drawing of triangular pattern
(5) Description - "Taiaha. Weapon carried during ceremonies of challenge and welcome."
(6) Description - "Toki pou tangata. An adze of authority held by a chief."
(7) Description - "Tokotoko. An orators staff."
(8) Description - "Whakapapa. Used as a memory aid when reciting genealogy."
(9) Description - "Tokotoko. Carved walking stick carried during speech-making.".
(10) Drawing of triangular pattern
(11) Drawings of patterns
(12) Drawing of pattern (badly torn and folded)
(13) Drawing of pattern (folded and slightly torn)
(14) Drawing of pattern - I. V. I Ltd.
(15) "The oldest recorded piece of Taniko. After Angas. Redrawn by Diana King (Mrs Stone). Angas, the New Zealanders, Pl. 39, fig. 16. Copy by Diana King. (Mrs Stone). Block owned by H. Towly Ltd."
(16) Drawing of triangular pattern
(17) Drawing of triangular pattern
(18) Pencil sketch of part of kowhaiwhai
(19) Print of patterns
(20) Drawing of patterns "The above sketch copied from Maori Art by A. Hamilton illustrates the use of embattled lines."
(21) Drawings of patterns "Triangular Units, Diamond Units, Diamond with Hour Glass Units of Design. Margaret A. Morison, del. " Note on verso: Maori Rafter and Taniko Designs - Original (Phillipps)
(22) Drawings of patterns "Triangular Units. Triangular Units of Taniko Design. Margaret A. Morison, del. "
(23) Drawings "The carved stalk with the bulb at one end of it is known as "horee [sic]". This series of diagrams has been prepared to ullustrate the manner in whcih the main types of Maori spiral would have elvolved [sic] from the horee [sic]. W. J. P. del [has fold in center]