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BRTGHAM ON HAWAIIAN FEATHER WORK. 



af gule Fjer," — the King's helmet is all of yellow feathers, — while those of the upper 

 chiefs are of red A\-ith a yellow border, is without foundation. 



7. Mahiole of red, with the usual yellow crest, with one black stripe on the 

 right side at base of crest, and two on the left side. 

 Feathers mostly gone. The form is shown in A 

 of Fig. 36. Now in the Museum fiir Volkerkunde, 

 Berlin."" 



8. Mahiole with traces of feathers in the 

 same colleftion. B, Fig. 36. In botli this and 

 the next the rod structure was used, and it is so 

 general that I am inclined to tl:ink that when the 

 net or uac was used it was because of a plentiful 

 supply of torn or otherwise disfigured capes. 



9. Mahiole of the rod structure and traces 

 of feathers. C, Fig. 36. Also in the Berlin Museum. 



10. Mahiole of most interesting structure, 

 but showing no traces of feathers at present. The 



usiial plaited 

 cap of ie-ie is 

 surmounted, in 

 place of the com- 

 mon crest, by 



seven neatly plaited projecT;ions like rude umbrellas 

 with tops some two inches across. These are shown 



FIG. 37. 



HKLMET IN BERLIN 

 MUSEUM. 



in 



Fii 



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, and I suppose them to have been the 



base of plumes. 



II. Mahiole without feathers; in the Cook 

 colledlion of the Australian Mu- 

 seum in Sydney. This was in 

 the colleAion of relics of the 

 great explorer purchased by the 

 New South Wales Government 

 from the famil}- of Cook. The 

 struc?ture differs from those be- 

 fore noted and is a braid in three 

 secT;ions. An illustration. Fig. 

 38, I owe to the kindness of 

 Mr. R. Etheridge, Jr., the distinguished Diredlor of the Australian Museum. 

 12. Mahiole of the ordinary- form; red, with yellow crest; feathers well pre- 



'9This and the three following have been figured by Dr. von I.nschan in Frriiuit-r Eiujiusi in Africa, already quoted, and from that 

 publication these outlines have been copied. 



FIG. 38. 



FIG. 39. 



