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The Ancient Haivaiian House. 



handle b}- which the tanoa could be liuug up. These large dishes (the largest in the 

 figure is 40.5 inches long) were used for baked pig or dog; some have a depression 

 in the rim, not definite enough to be called a spout, b}- which the gravy could be 

 poured. Did the Samoan cop}' the Hawaiian form or was the Hawaiian the imitator ? 

 It should be stated that the usual form of the Samoan tanoa was circular, and while 



they usually had four legs, the number was often 

 greatly increased ; one in this Mu.seum having a dozen 

 legs : the polypeds are mostly modern. The Hawaiian 

 awa bowls {kanoa awa) were of very simple form, 

 sometimes hardly to be distingui,shed from the umeke. 

 Two of these are shown in Fig. 158. The dimensions 

 of the bowls with legs (Fig. 157) in the Bishop Museum 

 are as follows : 



FIG. 156. LUTE-SHAPED BOWES. 



Next may be noticed the unusual form shown in 

 Fig. 161, where the main bowl is divided into four com- 

 partments, and there is also an arm carrying a small 

 bowl with only two compartments, perhaps for salt 

 and ina)iiona (relish). The main dish reminds one 

 of the vegetable dishes common in the English restaur- 

 ants made to contain several kinds of vegetable. The 

 old dish at the side has but one shallow cell on the 

 end projedlion evidently' for salt. 



IpU Holowaa. — Another of the specialized forms of food bowls is that known 

 as the ipn Iwhnvaa or canoe dish. As we find huewai of genuine ipu in elongated 

 shape convenient to stow awa}' on the Hawaiian canoe (Fig. 120), so the food dishes 

 were sometimes of peculiar shape for the same accommodation. If we add to this the 

 whims of I'oyalty it will be easy to understand the odd forms of umeke shown in 

 Fig. 159. The central umeke, No. 1355, is of fine form and in no way abnormal, but 

 the umeke holowaa on the right, No. 1356, is unlike any other in the Museum, and it 

 is said was used by the great Kamehameha for fish, as the previous one was for poi, 



'Queen Emma collection. 



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