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designs where the edges of the cape meet in front; another is the method of covering 

 the feather gods of Kukailimoku with their proper plumage; and it may be added that 

 the methods used on the gods was also found in use on the helmets or mahiole, and is 

 perhaps the reason that so many of the latter are now bare of their original feathers. 



FIG. 51. ADJUSTED FRONT OF KAPIOLANI CAPE, FIG. 46. 



To illustrate the first I have chosen the front adjustment of the so-called Kapio- 

 lani cape, shown in Fig. 46, to show the complete matching of the opposite sides, where 

 the patterns of the front edges form a complete whole and satisfy the demands of har- 

 mony (Fig. 51); the line of division is almost obliterated and front and back of this cape 

 seem equally complete. Now in the cape of Kekaulike, Fig. 45, the design is not bal 



