Post #646469 by aquarj on Wed, Aug 1, 2012 1:57 PM

On 2012-07-31 17:52, Dustycajun wrote:

Don't think I've ever seen an inventory like that before, listed for the benefit of the patrons! Not that I've been paying too much attention, but that seems quite unusual. Since this was interesting to me, I took a shot at transcribing that list (anyone feel free to offer better readings)...

YOU WILL SEE in various locations around the Waikiki Room many museum pieces which were secured by a famous collector in Hawaii. All of these are authentic and most of them irreplaceable. We have listed below each relic and the corresponding number and description.

1. Old Tahitian Toere Drum used in native dancing.
2. War club from New Guinea.
3. Old [rifle?] war club from British Samoa made of ironwood (lignum vitae).
4. Warrior's carving piece from Island of Truk.
5. Young chieftain's war club from Samoa.
6. Very old Fijian ceremonial piece.
7. Fijian war club made from lignum vitae.
8. Fijian war club.
9. Very rare New Hebrides war club. Hand fashioned handle and volcanic pierced rock.
10. Ceremonial piece from Gilbert Islands.
11. Very rare Tongan shield used outside of hut to keep evil spirits away.
12. Ceremonial piece from Gilbert Islands.
13. Chieftain's piece from Marshall Islands.
14. Very old Fijian hand war club.
15. Modern Samoan carving.
16. Good specimen of ancient New Hebrides war club.
17. Canoe baler used throughout Polynesia.
18. Fijian war club with lauhala weaving.
19. Very old carving of crocodile. A messenger of war used by Sepik River natives of New Guinea to indicate to another tribe that war was being declared.
20. Island of Rapa chief's war club.
21. Samoan fly swatter. Village chief usually had two or three girls around near him to beat off flies with his hand made [monocle?].
22. Native hoe used by early Polynesians in planting their crops.
23. Rare specimen of New Guinea war spear used in battle at close range. Carved bone tips usually contained deadly poison.
24. Hand made man's comb -- Fiji.
25. Hand made man's comb -- Fiji.
26. Old war canoe carved paddle from Cook Islands.
27. Old war canoe paddle from Island of Rapa.
28. New Guinea throwing spear. Very old and rare.
29. Ceremonial piece from Gilbert Islands.
30. New Guinea war canoe paddle used by Sepik River tribes.
31. War canoe paddle from Gilbert Islands.
32. War club from Island of Marquesas.
33. Ceremonial piece from Island of Marquesas.
34. Throwing war club from Gilbert Islands.
35. Carved Cocoanut [sic?] seat with mother of pearl grater. Used throughout Micronesia and Polynesia by natives in grating cocoanuts.
36. Tapa beater from Samoa used in manufacture of tapa cloth.
37. Tahitian tapa board. Very old and rare.
38. Poi pounder. Very old.
39. Kava bowl from Samoa.
40. Large Japanese fish float with hand made net.

-Randy