THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM 



A set of Burmese playing cards is exhibited on a doorway 

 on the left of this hall. 



Proceed into Hall 1, which contains collections from the 

 South Pacific Islands. 



The two central floor cases here are devoted to objects 

 of Hawaiian culture, consisting of stone implements, 

 wooden platters, ornaments and images. The implements 

 for making "tapa" or bark cloth from the bark of the paper 

 mulberry form an interesting part of this exhibit. Speci- 

 mens of black bark cloth, used for wrapping the dead, white 

 for new-born children, and a many-layered "tapa" used as 

 a bed sheet are shown. Among the Pacific Islands tapa 

 making reaches highest perfection in Hawaii, and in cases 

 on the west wall and alcove of this room is a series of fine 

 specimens of Hawaiian tapa ornamented with various na- 

 tive designs in black and color. 



A case of native spears will be seen at the back of the 

 hall, and behind the elevator a Haida Indian totem pole, 

 placed here where the staircase provides for its great height. 



On the east wall of this room are shown exhibits from 

 New Zealand, the Hervey Islands, Samoa and the Mar- 

 quesas Islands, among which may be mentioned a carved 

 ceremonial adze and paddles from the Hervey Islands, and 

 the large wooden images from New Zealand carved to sim- 

 ulate "moko" or tattooing. 



The Gilbert Islands and New Britain Archipelago are 

 also represented by cases on the east wall, containing na- 

 tive masks, headdresses, armor and implements. 



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