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tions at Olympia; near the University a Japanese Museum and an- 

 other devoted to Natural History which contains an astonishing 

 number of animals. Although the Curators were most obliging, 

 there was not time to examine farther, but among the birds was a 

 verj' old specimen of Drepanis paeijiea much faded. At quite the 

 other end of the town is the Ethnological Museum of which Herr 

 J. D. E. Schmeltz, the well-known ethnologivSt, is Curator.* This 

 is in a sadly crowded condition, the rich collections in constant dan- 

 ger from fire, and a large part quite inaccCvSsible to the public. It 

 is naturally strongest in articles from the Dutch colonies and there 

 it is most instru(5tive. From the Pacific Region the following art- 

 icles were noticed: — 



Haivaiian Islands. 

 Feather cloak of iiici with triangles of oo.^ Feather cape with a 

 narrow border of iiwi and oo feathers in alternate triangles on the 

 sides and neck, the feathers much worn " des Zahn der Zeit "or 

 of something else, the body of the cape covered with the long 

 green-black feathers of the Frigate-bird. Also figured loc. eit. 



Taf. VII. Oval dish of car^^ed wood with two kneeling figures 

 as supports; the head of one of the figures is hollowed as for salt, 

 and both have shell inlaid eyes. Plate X. 2 Swords of kauila 

 wood set with shark teeth. Huewai pawehe. Netting-needle. 



Sanioan Islands. 

 2 White fibre mats. Aica shells for cleaning bark. Baskets, 

 Fans, etc. 2 Upete. 2 Kapa beaters. Kapas, common forms. 

 Nciv Zealand. 



Dried head with moko. Canoe 



model. Tiki wnth engraved pearl- 

 shell eyes. Fig. 39. Tata figured 

 in the Archiv Bd. I., Taf. vii. 2 

 Mere of greenstone. 3 Kumete, 



Fig. 39. carv'Cd, common form; i well carved 



with male and female figures: loc. eit. Taf.viii.,4. 2 Taiaha. 

 2 Patu of carv-ed wood. 2 Stone adzes with handles. 2 Tewha- 

 tewha without feathers. Kauri gum head "Yi life size. 



* September i6, 1897, by royal decree, Herr Schmeltz was appointed Director of this National 



Museum. 

 fiThis has been figured in the Internationales Arch ivfi'ir Ethnographie Bd. I. Taf. viii., but 



the plate gives perhaps its original, certainly not its present condition, for it is much torn. 



