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form once covered with feather-work, but now much dilapidated. I have 

 since seen a similar one from the Cook collection now in the Dominion Mu- 

 seum, Wellington, N. Z., which is in good order and is figured in the list of 

 articles in that museum given below. Feather cape {ibid. p. 76), 2 feather 

 capes of the long and narrow form, worn over one shoulder; carved wooden 

 ladle with anthropomorphic handle (Fig. 213); 3 shark-teeth cutters of vari- 

 ous forms. Crescent-shaped weapon with 8 teeth fastened in with 2 pegs 

 each, an unusual way (Fig. 214). All the foregoing implements are from 

 Cook. Xiho palaoa with small niho and few strands; ipu wai pawehe 12 in. 

 in diameter; umeke of wood, flat form; a deep umeke, and 1 with cover; hula 

 drum 8 in. diameter; boar-tusk armlet, similar one with small teeth; 2 arm- 

 lets of wood and bone, 1 of dog-teeth, another of strombus shells. Anklet 

 8 in. square, of dog-tusks; 1 of white shells, another of black and white shells; 

 5 ulumaika, good; 4 stone mirrors, all but one with 

 holes drilled near the rim; adze of indurated coral, 1 of 

 phonolite, and a second one of the same material with 

 handle; paddle of common form; 2 mat bags, square. 

 Niihau mat of good quality and several other mats. 



214. WEAPON, VIENNA. 



214A. TONGAN PIPE. 



Tongan Islands. Kapa of excellent quality and design (Cook); pan- 

 pipe of unusual form (Fig. 214 a); 3 baskets, 1 very fine; tatuing instruments, 

 kapa-beater (called Samoan). 



Society Islands. Four stone poi-pounders, handles differing in each. 



Marquesas Islands. Stone idol, pestle of stone; 2 clubs of the flat, 

 carved head pattern found now only in museums. 



Hervey Islands. Fine lace mat, perhaps Tongan, as in the Berne col- 

 lection is a similar one so attributed. 



Rapanui or Easter Island. Many figures of ordinary quality, and a 

 small carved octopus. Of the wooden images 4 were lean male, 3 fat male 

 and 6 female. Talking-stick, old with ver3^ large head; 8 others with human 

 heads, fine; carved bird of strange form; 2 blocks of wood covered with hiero- 

 glyphs, 3 obsidian spear or dagger points; 2 black feather head-bands, 3 of 

 cock's feathers; 2 fish-hooks of bone bound together at the base; wooden 

 penis 6 in. long carved with open meatus and double ends; bone tatuing 

 needles. 



Manihiki ( Paumotu Archipelago). Paddles of coconut wood inlaid 

 with small pearl-shell disks. [43°] 



