LIST OF PLATES. 



I. Micronesian baskets. 



II. Micronesian baskets. 



III. Hawaiian sandals. 



IV. Hawaiian fish baskets or traps. 

 \'. Corner of Pandanus leaf mat. 



\'I. Illustrations of plait in hinai poepoe. 



VII. Cover of ieie basket. 



VIII. Basket covering of a gourd. 



IX. Hinai poepoe. 



X. Beginning of a inakaloa mat. 



XI. Portion of a Niihau or makaloa mat. 



XII. Portion of a Niihau or makaloa mat. 



XIII. Portion of a Niihau or makaloa mat. 



XIV. Group of Hawaiian fans. 



XV. Native scraping olona. (Cast from life.) 



XVI. Makaloa mat, in color. (Frontispiece.) 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



MATS AND BASKETS. 



1. Coconut leaf basket 



2. Hawaiian ki leaf basket 



3. Coconut leaf baskets from Tutuila . . 



4. Coconut basket from Shortland Island • 



5. Palm basket from Ponape 



6. Coco leaf basket from the Carolihes 



7. Closure of basket bottom 



8. Fans from the Solomon Islands 



9. Hawaiian coco leaf fans 



10. Hawaiian fans in the British Museum • . 



11. Ancient Hawaiian fan, Bishop Museum 



12. Various fans 



13. Samoan fans 



14. Enlarged fans to show structure . . . ■ 



15. Fijian palm leaf fans 



16. Marshall Islands fans 



19. Caroline Islands basket ■•• 



20. Course of strips 



21. Solomon Islands shields 



22. Rattan shields from the Solomon Islands 



23. Coco fibre armor, Gilbert Islands • • • • 



24. End of sennit basket from Ponape 



25. Rolls of sennit 



26. Tongan basket in British Museum . . 



27. Open work mats from Tonga 



28. Coco cords from Micronesia 



29. Palm leaf hats from Guam, Marianas ■ • 



30. Basket of palm leaf, Solomon Islands 



31. Bottom of basket of palm leaf, Solomon Id 



32. Inside of basket of palm leaf, Solomon Ids 



33. Basket from New Hebrides 



34. Baskets from Florida, Solomon Islands 



35. Baskets from Santa Cruz 



Baskets from the Pelew Islands 

 Pandanus grove in Puna, Hawaii 



Rolls of Pandanus leaves • • 



Pandanus hats from the Carolines . . 

 Pandanus mat from Ebon 



Large Ebon mat 



Mat beds from Caroline Islands 



Structure of Caroline mat 



Hawaiian pillows 



Hawaiian Pandanus baskets 



Hawaiian covered Pandanus baskets - 



Samoan round baskets • • 



Samoan square baskets 



Marshall Islands mat, folded 



Lap board and strips of mat sail 



Pandanus satchel, Fiji . . 



Marshall Islands mat •■ •••■ 



Group of Marshall Islands mats 

 Mallets for beating Pandanus leaves 

 The beginning of a Pandanut mat . . 

 Women's dresses from Malekula, N. HL-brid' 



Fijian coffin-shaped basket 



Frej'cinetia leaies 



Freycinetia rootlets • • • • 



Basket of ieie 



Edge of basket • • 



Hinai poepoe 



Mouth of hinai poepoe 



Bottom of basket 



Hinai poepoe • • • 



Group of flat-topped Hawaiian baskets 



Rim of basket ■ ■ 



Hawaiian fish basket 



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