TYPES OF THE CLUBS. SI 
Length, 41 inches. 
Circumference: At haft, 5.5 inches, tapering to 1.25 inches at point. 
Ornament: Complete ornamentation, except at end of haft. 
At haft, strap of diamonds between bands; 8 inches longitu- 5 ,, 6 
dinal band-and-zigzag extended with 1 unit basketry and Fi ; 
1 in which zigzag degenerates into serration; 5.5 inches sinis- Oldman. 
tral spiral of serrations and diamonds, with three interrup- Plates Il, f; X,15. 
tions of modified palm-leaf design; 5.5 inches longitudinal 
band-and-zigzag interrupted by sinistral spiral of same interlaced; 5.75 inches 
dextral spiral of same; 5.25 inches same; 4.25 inches same; all separated by 
plain band. 
Length, 59 inches. P 2472. 
Circumference: At haft, 4 inches; near tip, 3 inches. rN yl 
Ornament: Grip, 13 inches longitudinal band-and-zigzag, ; 
ending in strap of same. 
A proper conclusion of this chapter is the presentation of a few 
notes which tend to evaluate the sources of the mtiseum pieces. 
C. D. Voy is the collector of a large number of the specimens. From 
personal acquaintance with Voy and from watching him at his work of 
collection in the South Sea it is possible to vouch not only for his hon- 
esty in the labels, but in addition for his accuracy in running down the 
least suspicion of error in attribution. It is not sufficient that a speci- 
men is procured in Levuka, whether from Fijian or from white trader, 
to establish it as in itself Fijian. In the modern times there has been a 
great drift of such objects out of their proper surroundings. Voy has 
been observed to run down a suspicious object and to continue his 
quest until he was absolutely certain as to its provenience. He had 
some acquaintance with the language of Tahiti; in Nuclear Polynesia 
he had to rely on the services of interpreters, who prove frequently a 
poor dependence; but it was his custom when prosecuting his research 
into doubtful pieces to call in the assistance of the missionaries and thus 
to make sure that he was accomplishing his end. His manner with the 
islanders was truly a winning one; he was able not only to bargain for 
objects in sight, but to unearth some most cherished pieces and in the 
end to add them to his collection. His assignments to source are so 
certain that we are almost invariably to accept them as definite. Most 
of the pieces of his collection in the museum are the gift of Dr. Pepper; — 
a few are found with but the simple note that they were gathered by 
Voy. 
Another considerable part of the specimens is credited to Clark 
through Oldman, or to Oldman alone. 
E. S. Clark, the collector, is judged here by his specimens. All that 
I can recall of him is that there was a collector of that name in the 
Pacific later than Voy, but going over the same ground; there is there- 
fore not the same opportunity to evaluate his accuracy from personal 
observation. I consider him to rank under Voy, and in several pieces 
