64 BRIG HAM ON HAWAIIAN FEATHER WORK. 



4. The cape aud cloak numbered 92 and 93 in the list of ahuula and attributed 

 to Henry Colgate of Eastbourne, England, are no longer in his possession. He writes 

 me under date of October 30, 191 7: "The capes and cloaks in my care were returned to 

 their original owners, who moved awaj^ from Eastbourne into the West of England. 

 I have entirely lost sight of the owner and have heard no more of the Feather treas- 

 ures. I wish I could have assisted you in tracing them, but it is now so long ago, the 

 old Lady to whom they belonged must have died." 



5. From Cook's last voyage, page 79, we read: "Between ten and eleven o'clock, 

 we saw a great number of people descending the hill, which is over the beach, in a kind 

 of procession, each man carrying a sugar-cane or two on his shoulders, and bread fruit, 

 taro, and plantains in his hand. They were preceded by two drummers; who, when 

 they came to the water-side, sat down by a white flag, and began to beat their drums, 

 while those who had followed them, advanced, one by one; and, having deposited the 

 presents they had brought, retired in the same order. Soon after, Eappo came in sight, 

 in his long feathered cloak^ bearing something with great solemnity in his hands; and 

 having placed himself on a rock, he made signs for a boat to be sent him. Captain 

 Clerke, conjecturing that he had brought the bones of Captain Cook, which proved to 

 be the fact, went himself in the pinnace to receive them; and ordered me to attend him 

 in the cutter. When we arrived at the beach, Eappo came into the pinnace and de- 

 livered to the Captain the bones wrapped up in a large quantity of fine new cloth, and 

 covered with a spotted cloak of black and white feathers. He afterwards attended us to 

 the Resolution; but could not be prevailed upon to go on board; probably not choosing, 

 from a sense of decency, to be present at the opening of the bundle." There was alwa3'S 

 unwillingness to be present unnecessarily at the opening of bundles of bones (there 

 being some kapu attached), and I have seen not long ago when a native was requested 

 to open a kapa bundle of bones supposed to belong to a chief in the Royal Mausoleum, 

 he made a long prayer before opening the bundle and was careful to avert his eyes 

 from the contents. 



6. I, p. 43. The mahiole from the Vancouver collection sale purchased by the 

 late Sir A. Wollaston Franks, was not, as stated, I, page 43, exchanged by the Trus- 

 tees of the British Museum but by Sir Charles Hercules Read, Director, to whom it 

 came on the death of the late owner as explained in a letter to the author. 



7. VII, p. 39. Kearney should be Kearny. 



8. Attention was called to the imitation of feather leis by the use of strings of 

 Sida blossoms; now the Sida is let alone and the discs of stamped tissue paper have 

 taken their place, and departing guests or friends are wreathed with strings of various 

 colored paper. 



9. I, p. 18. Last line but one, Rev. C. S. Richards should be Rev. C. S. Stewart, 

 as on page 20, note 16. 



