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OXFORD. Ethnological Museum [Pitt-Rivers collection]. Henry Balfour, 

 Esq. , Director. 



The size of this museum must not be judged by the paltry list here given 

 of the contents. The comparative system of arrangement makes it impossible 

 to list specimens geographically in a hurried visit. In musical instruments 

 a worldwide collection has been made of the greatest interest. 



Hawaiian Islands. Kukailimoku with human hair and teeth, plain 

 shell eyes (no wood pupil as usual), and the feathers gone (figured in Mem- 

 oirs of Bishop Museum, I, p. 440). Feather helmet, also devoid of feathers; 

 2 fans, 2 boar-tusk bracelets, stone sinker, 3 ornaments, carved Bloxam idol 

 (Fig. 33), small female idol, some good kapa. 



Fijian and other Groups. The Fijian lotus clubs (Fig. 241) were very 

 interesting; there were also spears. Clubs from Marquesas, female house- 

 hold idol from Tahiti, large bowl from Solomon Islands. Good series of 

 pump-drills. 



BFRNF,. Bernisches Historisches Museum. Dr. Rudolf Zeller, Konserva- 

 tor d. ethnogr. Sammlung. 



Although this museum was not visited on this journey, it was carefully 

 examined on the previous expedition in 1896, and as the most important por- 

 tion of the ethnographic collection was from the Pacific, and of old time 

 acquisition, it has seemed well to repeat the former notes. 



Berne was the home of Wtiber (anglice Webber), the artist of Cook's 

 third voyage, and to the museum of his native town were bequeathed the 

 many articles he brought home from the Pacific region. These have been 

 better preserved than the spotia brought by other members of the expedition 

 and are now in the fine building of the Berne Municipal Museum (Fig. 242). 

 With these relics are exhibited a miniature and an oil painting of the artist. 



Hawaiian Islands. Feather cloak about 60 in. long, red with yellow 

 decorations (figured in Memoirs, I, p. 449). As this is sealed up in a glass 

 case placed within the general case, it is difficult to examine or photograph. 

 I have, by the kindness of the then Curator, a water-color drawing of the cape 

 and helmet. Feather helmet {ibid, p. 447); feather lei, red, black and yellow; 

 ulumaika of white stone, 5 shark-hooks with bone tips, 2 niho palaoa much 

 decayed, the smaller of bone (?); kupee of bone and tortoise-shell; other of 

 boar-tusks (fragment); 2 anklets of net-work covered with white shell; dag- 

 ger of kauila, slim and flattish; lei of thirty fine Caret ia shells (labelled 

 "Society Islands"); knife of kauila with one shark-tooth, Niihau mat figured 

 but much faded. Knife of kauila with six teeth, through the handle a square 

 braid of olona cord. Tortoise-shell rings with one shark-tooth neatly riv- 

 eted to the junction of the flat bands; a murderous weapon used as a leiomano 

 (Fig. 243); maa or sling of braided fibre cords and a closely plaited cap; 3 

 kapa sheets, fine, white; another chocolate and brown; coconut cup. 



Society Islands. Cylindrical corded drum ( perhaps Tongan); wooden 

 spatula, tatuing implements, sunshades of fibre (Fig. 245), gorget of the usual 

 Tahitian form, adze attached to handle by braid of hau fibre (Fig. 246), adze 

 of much smaller size but complete ; bambu flute ringed with braid, decorated 

 with human figures (Tongan ?); net-work about 44x8 in., fine with red and 

 green figures; fly-flap with bone handle; mat woven black and red with fringed 



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