Loudon, British Muse ion. 



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circles with red centres*. 2 Helmets, once feathered (Meyrick 

 Collecl:ion). 4 Helmets with feathers in good condition; 2 Hel- 

 mets from \'ancouver's colledtion, in fair condition with feathers. 

 Helmet of wicker work and detached crest. Kukailimoku 

 (Leverian Mnsennl). 4 Knkailimoku, one of them figured by- 

 Cook. Many feather leis. 2 Rectangular feather mats possibly 

 used by the kahuna or priest as a mat for the idol or aumakua . 

 2 large idols of wood (Black ohia?). Curious wooden idol with 

 helmet: there are no legs and it was apparently carried on a pole 

 as was the god Kukailimoku. It is covered neatly with kapa 

 like some idols from the Marquesas. Fig. 49, PI. XII. An- 

 other wooden idol with the peculiar form of trimmed hair called 

 mahiolc. Fig. 50, PI. XII. Wooden idol with wide mouth w^ell 

 armed with teeth and with head slightly reverted. Fig. 51, PI. 

 XII. Wooden idol somewhat larger with human hair. 2 Wooden 

 heads of images, probably idols. Idol of stone and fragments of 

 another from Necker Island, taken thence by ofhcers of H. M. S. 

 Champion. Aumakua. 5 Kahili, small with bone and tortoise- 

 shell handles; 8 Stone mirrors, good. 5 Kupee or bracelets of boar 

 teeth, large (Vancouver). 6 Ditto, with tortoise-shell. Niho 

 palaoa (W. Ellis); 7 Common Niho palaoa; one with 4 small 

 bone or shell nihos, and a similar one with 6 

 little nihos. 2 Nihos small and broad. Leis of 

 small red, white and black shells [tV]. Leis 

 of Strongylodon luciduni and shells of Patella stri- 

 ata [V]; Leis of Cyprcra moneta [V]; Leis of 

 Conus [V]. Hula drum of coconut wood with 

 shark-skin head; another without head. Hula 

 drum of coconut wood well car\-ed. Large 

 feathered hula rattle ( Uliuli hula). 2 Kupee 

 hula with rows of brown and white Melawpus 

 shells; 2 of black beans (Strongylodon lucidum); 

 2 of dog-teeth ( niho ilio ) ; another of dog-teeth 

 [V]. Drum of coconut wood on which is bound a coconut drum 

 (Puni hula). Fig. 48. 2 Ipuhokiokio. 6 le kuku or Kapa 

 beaters; 3 le kuku [V]. 2 Pa'u boards, the larger one said to 

 have been given to Captain Beechey by Queen Pomare (Tahiti). 



* Colored drawings were obtained of seventeen feather cloaks and capes, which will be 

 described in another publication. 



t V stands for Vancouver CoUecflion. 



Fig. 48. 



