Can'ed Haivaiian Dishes. 



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Here should come the carved dishes, once the pride of the alii, but now scattered 

 through the museums of the world. Few indeed remain in their original home. Two 

 are in this Museum and are shown in Fig. 162. The small one, a sauce or gravy 

 dish, belonged to King Lunalilo, and was used during his reign as a card receiver. 

 The other also belonged to the Kamehameha family and was the property of Princess 

 Keelikolani. This is of sufficient size for roast dog or pig. The figures are Kahahana 



FIG. 164. HAWAII.VX CARVED DISH IN LEIDEN MUSEUM. 



and Kekuapoi his wife, who, it will be noticed both face in the same diredion. The 

 mouth of each is greatl}' exaggerated to form convenient salt cellars. Now while bowls 

 with human supporters are by no means rare (there are several from New Zealand 

 with figures which might, by courtesy to the figures, be called human, in this Museum) 

 they in most cases both face in towards the bowl, or both face out. Here the figures 

 are facing in the same direction and some skill is shown in disposing of the legs of 

 the leading figure. Now among the Maori articles here is a dish or trough. Fig. 163, 

 No. 1532, where the same arrangement obtains: the leading figure here has the head 

 of a monster through whose open gullet and mouth the liquid contents of the dish 



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