Bernice P. Bishop Museum
(Organisation)
Publisher of
- An Introduction to Polynesian Anthropology
- Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands
- Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga
- Ethnology of Tokelau Islands
- Ethnology of Tongareva
- Explorers of the Pacific: European and American Discoveries in Polynesia
Mentioned in
- An Introduction to Polynesian Anthropology
- Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands
- Ethnology of Tongareva
- Explorers of the Pacific: European and American Discoveries in Polynesia
- Samoan Material Culture
- The Coming of the Maori
- The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768–1771 [Volume One]
Image Gallery
.jpg "Figure 269.—Distribution of haft types, with literature citations. References for Polynesia are as: 1, toe haft: New Zealand (6, pp. 383, 393); Hawaii (11, pl. 60); Marquesas (47, pl. 48, A); Tuamotu (Emory ms.); Easter Island (Bishop Mus. Hafts); Manihiki-Rakahanga (75, pp. 144, 145); Tongareva (74, p. 180) Niue (48, pl. 8, A); Samoa alternate form (73, p. 362); Austral Islands alternate form (1, pp. 158, 159). 2, medium haft: Samoa (73, pp. 360, 361); Tonga (Bishop Mus. Coll.); Pukapuka (3, p. 165); Futuna (17, pl. 128); New Zealand, specialized form in some jade adzes (13, p. 16, fig. 8). 3, heel haft: Society Islands (13, p. 153, fig. 134); Austral Islands (13, pl. 13, fig. 5, d); Cook Islands (figs. 106, 111). For the neighboring parts of Oceania, the type hafts were obtained from specimens in Bishop Museum")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Bernice P. Bishop Museum":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
