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BRtGHAM ON HAWAIIAN FEATHER WORIC. 



These have at last arrived, kindly sent by Dr. J. Allan Thompson the Director, who 

 writes: "The collection was bought by the St. Oswald family at the sale of Captain 

 Cook's collection, in London, 1819, and presented to the New Zealand Government by 

 the present Lord St. Oswald a few years ago." The first of the cloaks is shown in 



FIG. 37. THE CUNNINGHAM CLOAK. 



Fig. 38 and is of iiwi red with triangles and bands of 00 yellow. Although not spread 

 out the pattern can easily be seen. The full width is 84 inches; the depth at back 60 

 inches, and in front 36 inches; the neck-band is 33 inches. In the photograph the 

 feathers appear to be much worn, but when seen in Wellington in 191 2 they did not make 

 that impression, although the examination was, owing to the limited time, but cursory. 

 The medial band is noteworthy. The second cloak. Fig. 39, reminds one more of the Cook 

 cape in the Australian Museum, Sydney, but the cape neck and front is very different. 



