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BRIG HAM ON HAWAIIAN FEATHER WORK. 



Formerl}^ owned bv the Peterson family in Honolulu. Length, 15.7 inches; front, 10 

 inches; base, 64 inches. In splendid preservation. Fig. 52. 



8. Cape of 00 and iiwi; the central crescent half red and half black [00]. Once 

 the property of Princess Pauahi [Mrs. Bishop] and worn by her when a child. The net 

 is neatly made of nine irregular pieces, as shown in Fig. 54. Length, 14.5 inches; 

 front, 9.5 inches; width, 28. 5 inches. No. 955 in the Bishop Museum. Fig. 53. 



FIG. 51. FIG. 52. 



9. Cape of 00 and iiwi; once the property of Queen Fnima. Length, 12.5 

 inches; front, 8 inches; base, 66 inches. No. 956 in the Bishop Museum. Fig. 55. 



10. Cape of 00 and iiwi; worn by Queen Emma when a child at the roj-al 

 school. I find from the private journal of Mr. Cook, the master of that remarkable 



FIG. 53. FIG 54. 



school for young chiefs, that it was customary to send for the Princes Lot and Alex- 

 ander with Bernice Pauahi and Emma to attend the king, Kamehameha IIL, at state' 

 fundlions, or when officers of war vessels or other distinguished visitors were received 

 at the palace. Length, 15 inches; front, 8 inches; base, 66 inches. Feathers some- 

 what worn. No. 957 in the Bishop Museum. Fig. 56. 



II. Cape of 00 and iiwi, in fairl}- good condition. Carried to Boston about 

 1835. The owner died, and his son, in straightened circumstances, offered it to his 



