Enumeration of the Principal Objects from the 

 Pacific in the Ethnographic Collections. 



The following lists do not pretend to be complete, but are simply notes 

 taken hastily in brief visits ; but I have found similar notes, taken fourteen 

 years before, were of great use on the present occasion ; they at least show 7 in 

 what groups each museum is well provided: 



COPENHAGEN. Nationalmuseet den Ethnografiske Samling, Kjoben- 

 havn. Dr. Sophus Miiller, Director. 



Hawaiian Islands. Feather cloak 57.5 in. long, red, with yellow bor- 

 der at base and yellow triangles at front edges; feather cape of yellow with 

 dark green crescents in body and red spots on neck and edges (Fig. 46); 

 feather cape of red with yellow ornaments, slightly smaller than the pre- 

 ceding; feather helmet in fair condition, but like the cloak and capes has 

 suffered much from exposure to light; 2 kahili with ivory and tortoise-shell 

 handles 6 ft. long; 2 kupee ilio or dog-tusk anklets, 3 lei niho palaoa, figured 

 kapa pa'u, hula skirt; 6 pieces of kapa, good quality, 3 ordinary; stone, mirror 

 .5 in. thick; 3 huewai pawehe, huewai in koko, one in aim; small umeke, 

 small Triton trumpet, coconut drum for arm, 2 ulumaika, shark-tooth cutter, 

 bailer, string of kukui nuts for candle; 7 stone adzes, one very large, 2 more 

 with handles; 2 common poi-pounders, 1 ring pounder; 6 ie kuku, one very 

 good; 2 pa'u boards, cleaner for these boards; 6 ohe kapalapala, one with ea 

 stamp; 3 kupee of whale tooth, another of pipipi shells (Xerita politd); idol 

 of rude carving about 3 ft. long and 3 in. diameter (Fig. 45). Many of these 

 specimens were given by Captain Steen Bille. 



Marquesas Islands. Three stilt rests, rather poor carving; 3 clubs, 

 good; 2 paddles. Two figures, 12 in. high, united by the back of the head 

 (common Marquesan way), the middle wrapped in white kapa. 



Hervey Islands. Seven carved ceremonial paddles; 12 ceremonial 

 adzes, two quite small, Mangaia. 



Society Islands. Four wooden bowls, long and pointed like those from 

 New Guinea, longest 40 in., carved on rim.; 5 stone adzes, one mounted; 

 large kapa-beater; kapa stamped with fern leaves in red; stone chisel; line 

 set of tatuing tools, paddle-shaped with rod beater; wooden seat, dish form; 

 wooden gong 43 in. long; 18 kapa-beaters. 



Rapanui or Easter Island. Figure carved in wood, 2 wooden clubs 

 with human heads. 7 obsidian lance-heads. 



Samoan Islands. Kava bowl 3 ft. diam.; 14 kapa (siapo)\ upete, small; 

 10 stone adzes, one mounted; white hibiscus fibre mat, red mat; 2 Nautilus 

 shell frontlets, 3 combs, 3 fans, 2 spears, 4 fish-hooks with braided lines; 

 2 clubs, narrow. 



New Zealand. Mokoed head [Et tatoveret Mandshoved], tiki 50 in. 

 high with usual three fingers, 2 carved house slabs, carved covered kumete 

 26 in. long, 4 mere of bone, 5 of greenstone, 2 of wood, plain, 1 carved wood; 

 29 greenstone adzes, 12 of jade; 3 trumpets of carved wood 15 in. long, 2 bone 

 flutes, modern tiki of two men one above the other, Taiaha, Tewhatewha; 

 flax-pounder of stone, 2 cloaks of flax (Phormium tenax*), cape of same; 

 small old kumete, 3 fish-hooks, bone and shell; 2 shark-hooks, canoe model 

 [Kriy;skano], war-canoe prow, 6 heitiki of jade, 5 jade earrings. 



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