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In the entrance aisle is a Hawaiian feather cape, such as were worn 

 by the kings and chiefs of Hawaii, especially in war. This specimen lias 

 been in America more than a century. The red and yellow feathers are 

 taken from a species of honey sucker. The work required in obtaining 

 the feathers and making the cape is very great. 



The hall as a whole falls into two main divisions. On the east are 

 the Polynesians and Micronesians who inhabit Samoa, Hawaii, Taliiti, 

 Marquesas, the (lilbert, Marshall, and Caroline Islands.* Their 



HAWAIIAN FEATHER CLOAK 



weapons, mats, tapa cloth and the implements used in its manufacture 

 are of especial interest. There are a number of models of canoes to 

 remind us that these people are wonderful boatmen and adventurous 

 seafarers. On the west side are the Melanesians of the Bismarck 

 archipelago, the Solomons, New Hebrides, and New Caledonia. Es- 

 pecial attention is directed to their carvings in wood shown in the large 

 case of sacred masks, and the poles on the case which resemble the 

 totem poles of the Northwest coast of America. 



Near the entrance to the tower are cases devoted to the natives of 

 Australia, in which are their boomerangs, crude stone tools, and interest- 

 ing ceremonial objects. 



In front of the tower a Maori warrior is balanced on a large boulder 



* The Fijians, while Melacesian in race, have a culture very similar to that of Samoa and 

 are therefore represented in the same section of the hall. 



