LIS! OF LARGE KAHILIS. 21 



combination of qualities useful, if rare, in the ofEce of Prime Minister which he held 

 during the regenc}' of Kaahvimanu. He died February- 8, 1827. Naihe, called the 

 national orator, was husband of Kapiolani, the enlightened alii who braved the goddess 

 Pele in her ver}- den Kilauea. He died in 183 1. The grand old chiefs have passed 

 away and not one descendant remains. With them have passed the gigantic kahilis of 

 which the much smaller successors remain, no longer useful except as relics of the past. 

 Of the large kahilis in the Bishop Museum the following list will show the 

 variety. The group of most of these. Fig. 8, p. 15, well exhibits the variation in form. 



LIvST OF LARGE KAHILIS IN THE BISHOP MUSEUM. 



1. Ash pole II feet high. Hulumanu 50 inches high, 24 inches in diameter; 

 of black 00 feathers; branches bound with black but attached to the pole with white 

 cord. Used at the funerals of H. R. H. Keelikolani and of Mrs. Bishop. Black and 

 white silk trimmings. 



2. Kauila spear 12 feet long. Hulumanu of blue peacock feathers arranged in 

 globular form, 22 inches in diameter, with feather base. It belonged to Queen Emma. 

 The name Noel .... is partlv obliterated. Orange trimmings. 



3. Koa pole 10 feet high. Hulumanu of peculiar form, only 4 inches high and 

 34 inches in diameter; of peacock feathers. The conical silk base is 2 feet long. Pink 

 and orange trimmings. A striking form, especially when alternating with the more 

 common kind. 



4. Kauila spear 12 feet long, with carved end. Hulumanu of green peacock 

 feathers arranged in globular form, 22 inches in diameter; base of feathers. Kamaka- 

 mao was the name of this kahili. Trimmings orange. 



5. Koa pole 10 feet long. Hulumanu 4 inches high, 22 inches in diameter; of 

 small black and white feathers. Princess Pauahi. Purple and lavender trimmings. 



6. Painted pole ( to imitate tortoise-shell and ivory) 14 feet high. Hulumanu 

 34 inches high, 26 inches in diameter; of black and white feathers. It was in the pos- 

 session of Queen Emma and was named Laielohelohe. Purple and white trimmings. 



7. Painted pole 13 feet high. Hulumanu globular, 13 inches in diameter; of 

 duck feathers dyed red. Blue, white and cherry trimmings. 



8. Painted pole 14 feet high. Hulumanu globular, 15 inches in diameter; of 

 soft grey and white feathers. It belonged to Queen Emma and bears the label, — 

 "Kalelehoano he inoa no ia no ka Moiwahine Ema, o keia na kahili opuu i ukali 

 i ko ka jNIoiwahine hoolewaia ana." Cherrv and terra cotta trimmings. 



9. Kaulahoanalani, a metal-sheathed pole g'S feet high; the alternate sedlions 

 to represent gold and silver. Hulumanu 40 inches high, 15 inches in diameter; of soft 



