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little or nothing from the Hawaiian Islands, but a good collecT;iou 

 from the Marquesas. From Alaska were stone pounders closely 

 resembling the common Hawaiian and also the Tahitian poi 

 pounders: while from Mexico were corn crushers quite like the 

 ring pounders (pohakii puka) of Kauai. 



At the Jardin des Plantes there were indications of waning 

 interest or appropriations, or perhaps both. A great point has 

 been made of casts or models of various races, but most of these 

 had been removed from the ancient galleries, — the Hottentot Venus 

 being left almost alone in her glory. Replicas of most of these 

 were seen in the next museum visited. There w^ere many crania 

 and skeletons, indeed a choice collection if the labels can be 

 trusted. From the Hawaiian Islands there remained a Lei palaoa 

 and other specimens of human hair. From Ne\v Zealand w^ere 5 

 dried heads with moko. In the Musee de Botanique w^as a poor 

 specimen of Argyroziphimn (Silver-sword). Paintings and models 

 of tropical fruits were of great interest and value. In the immense 

 Herbarium are the choice colledlions of Jules Remj' from Hawaii, 

 and many specimens from other parts of the Pacific, but there was 

 no time to enter this rich field. 



At the Hotel des Invalides in rather a dark apartment was 

 the Galerie Ethnographique of the Musee d'Artillerie. Here were 

 replicas of the models of the Jardin des Plantes, the following being 

 the more noticeable ones: 



20, 21 New Caledonian colored and dressed. 



22, 23 Australian. 



25 Admiralty Islander. 



27 Solomon Islander. 



32 Caroline Islander with coconut armor of the Gilbert Islands 

 and a Vitian spear. The catalogue notes the figure as the 

 gift of M. Ballieu, FVench Consul at Honolulu, and it will 

 be remembered that it was this gentleman who sent to 

 France the interesting idol discovered in a cave on Hawaii. 

 This idol I could not find. [Probably in the Trocadero.] 



37 Hawaiian with feather helmet of common form in black and 

 vellow feathers, leis and cloak the feathers of the last too far 



