232 Ka Hana Kapa. 



7. Tahiti. A liard, ribbed fabric, dj-ed red, "wore b}- the couiinou people iu the rainy 



season; it is glazed as is No. i." 



8. Hawaii. Mole, colored as shown in PI. W, 2. "Was six yards square; it is a 



master-piece of the Sandwich Islands niannfadlnre, and worn by the ladies of 

 honour." To the small fragment from which the aiithor painted the plate referred 

 to has since been added a much larger piece from the Florence colledlion of Cook's 

 kapa \>\ Dr. E. H. Giglioli, and there is little doubt that both are from the same 

 large specimen. 



9. Tahiti. A rather rough specimen with transverse ribs. It appears to have been 



d\-ed 3'ellow but is now faded out. "Wore b}- the people in fine weather; it is 

 made of the outer rind [?] of the mulberr}- tree." 



10. Tahiti. White, thick and soft. 



11. Tahiti. A strong, hoopai specimen of stiff, thin, white kapa. 



12. Tahiti? Soft, 3-ellow, and from the beat, which seems to be luolc Iialna pupii^ I 



should attribute it to Hawaii. 



13. Tahiti. Yellowish, with a zigzag pattern painted in brown; a ver}- small frag- 



ment; "used in religious ceremonies." 



14. Tahiti. Quite like a kind made by the Hawaiians. Beat hoopai pawehe; grey 



on under side, dark brown on upper marked with darker parallel lines ; " used in 

 the mourning dresses." 



15. Tahiti. A thick, soft kapa originally dyed yellow and stamped red with end of 



bambu. Fig 7. The catalogue has " used at the human sacrifice, but the Tahitians 

 did not have human sacrifices." 



16. Hawaiian. A thick, opaque, dark brown. The catalogue says " the d^'e the same 



as number 9, laid on with a small reed in the hand," but that number is not of 

 the same color even allowing for fading. 



17. Tahiti. White and ribbed like corduroy; "beat with a grooved piece of wood, 



and used as a mat." 



18. Tahiti. Ver}- fine white hoopai. "The very finest of the inner coat of the mul- 



berry, and wore by the chiefs of Otaheite Some of the seamen were sent ashore 



to bring fresh provisions on board ; and not having an opportunity to return im- 

 mediatelv one of them wandered a little wa^- up country, where he saw some child- 

 ren at pla^', which to his surprise they all left and surrounded him, making man}- 

 antic gestures ; at last a girl, about 14 3'ears of age, made a leap at him, at the same 

 time endeavored to seize a few red feathers which he had stuck in his cap, which 

 he directl}' took out and presented her; upon which she made off with amazing 

 swiftness, and the rest after her; he then returned to his companions, who were 

 preparing to go on board. It was now the cool of the evening, when she came 

 down to the water side, and singling him out from the rest, presented him the 

 piece of cloth from which this was cut. A true sign of gratitude in those people." 



19. Tahiti. A* brown, thin, hoopai fabric "made out of old cloth for bedding to the 



common people." Soft and suitable. 



20. Hawaiian. Of fine white texture, pepehi grooved. 



