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BRIG HAM ON HAWAIIAN FEATHER IVORI^. 



The body of the cloak is of the long black feathers of the common fowl apparentlj^, while 

 the front borders are of iiwi and oo triangles, and the neck-band also of red and yellow. 

 It seems in excellent condition. The dimensions are: extreme width 96 inches; depth at 

 back 60 inches, and in front 36 inches; neck-band 27 inches. 



The curious cape reminds one more of the Tahitian breastplate (I, PI. II) than 

 of anything Hawaiian. As a war cape it may have been worn over the left shoulder. 

 The irregular rhombs of yellow are on a red ground; the yellow neck-band has two red 



FIG. 40. CAPE IN THE WELLINGTON MUSEUM. 



triangles with one apex nearly over the upper corner of the rhombs, and this yellow 

 band extends down the front on the left with an orange border; on the right is an irregu- 

 lar red triangle while the border consists of a long yellow inner triangle and an outer 

 red one. The basal border consists of a narrow stripe of yellow and a much broader 

 one of longer black feathers. The measurements are: extreme width 40 inches; depth 

 at back 27 inches, and in front 16 inches; neck-band 18 inches. The collar seems to 

 be devoid of feathers, and some have gone from the left border; otherwise the cape is in 

 good order. The net is interesting and I hope Mr. Stokes may give it his attention, as 

 well as the nets of the cloaks of which excellent photographs were sent. 



