The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-15
A nI1IIox-DoLIaE CLOAK
led and YxIIsE Regal Mantle Of the
EAmekamsha Dynasty.
fMash f-sysas~ Essr


ssBat see " bAs g cost. Io8 don
nlsan to saY yea w0alsln / wear .
sfaaE hat css-t = suiiIiDu dollars
ssid tna s.aat nlaa rs a sstirle2l tone
that in3scAte4 that the wefnza be 81
dressed wzs his wlie
The pair hal sgoPFej before ths
r9ra! leather coax from The sspdzich
Islands that IS spread sut ia1-shaped
il a case IA the National Museum
Tbis el9zk I competed - have cost n
labor 81 fO9 co. The native uzfsse for
Is 3 ula1ns. Ia the day Khea ; Ha-
wa.ia1 feaa - belle wante5 little cloth
sug hut wzute4 that guree5g y coli
Ofed. bis cloak OF mantle Wo1ld have
beer considered ~ more FaiGe, eeshes-
iailg Eu3 istrsa ie4llY than a shIFaQ2G
d Moflh oasianles sflG ~ happy pos-
sessor might truly BE- saia - pe n
h.Eh feather Stree the natives have
{ ADOPTED vide trggsers. lava tennis
shirts and fsur-in-h4ad ties. & value
lies chiefly in tie traditions that sgf-
p. sH8 Il. The mantle. whseh Is SEMI
circular. Il four feet long. cr deep, and
Il s. IIss feei Side zt the bottom and
% inches IS the top where y goes
around the neck The entire outer
surface j. masie ~ feathers q fine ter-
igre giving the sh9ie lie appearance
% psash The prevailing eoloTs are
red and yelig9 cf orange. The body
j. decorated with large figures, eres-
cent shared. 81 either rel % yell0~
feathers. The upper and lateral Dor
ae-s aFe corded aud decorated wiih 81
sernzte taits ol red, tlaek and yeilgw
feather
4 legend on Label states thar this
feather cloak formerly belonged TO
kebuzrkaiani. one 81 the highest chiefs
- she .aH6zieh Islands After the
ah3liuga o. iaolairy ia lsi8 that chief
feAsiied against the reiEn.ug king. sud
attempted to Es-essasyiish the ancient
rel goa. s saBEuinarY hattie was
faaght sad kehuafkalsEi was slain,
AID Ehis cloak. Nh3eh be then
+ had on. fe5 into the hands
81 the cDnF1ergFs and thcs
became the property % King Kane
hsmEa, By Ehom it Wa pre- entsi 70
Captain J IT. AHilek. Il = y. ia isgI.
I h. li5ak is nov the property 81 Cap
tain Auiirk's grandson. Richmond
Orsfoa Aaiiek, B ho depositei Il IN the
NafioH4l uilseum The great al ae
81 the cloak . 8sc s. ttle long time
Required % secure the feathers that
ooHpass il and 70 manufacture the
cloak
The Foundation j. network II
o'aaa, or HatiVs hemp. and o. u are
ettschsi by hne thsead tf the same
material the feather oi bids found
ouly Ia the Hawaiian Islands. ard very
rare there. Reveal writers have de-
slsrea t1at the bird e. nsN extinct.
The feathers are WuFen ia o as b. lap
each other an3 ae tas. iormiuE a
smooth plEsh-ilke surface. TIE inner
sur.uee l. witaout GninE auH shses
the elena nesWurk and quff ends a
The ,e2ihers The cord oil she upper
,uargin !. prolonged 50 "a 20 ssrTe zs
q fastening 81 the throg'. The ycilJw
feathers are ohtaiucj from the 90 or
Tho and. - sisted. arc % ercat
yaluc, az tie bird i fsFe. very shy ana
difficult % czrt8re. afd Is has baG q
very mall t8fi 81 thesa feathers apon
each shoulder The black feather are
from tae bead and bark Of ihs same
bird - o. renrrai rluml4Ee being a
glossy black. The 90 ~ caaeli alive
81 means ~ bird lime. The yellow
feathers are then psu ksd ana the bird
released. Inc rel leathArs are from
THE body sind meek 81 the Drepauis
,oceinea the most abundant bird %
the eaadsich Islands.
The liagailau SteefstsF. a newspaper
pals shel ia iNSl, refers b. this, or a
similar msutie. zs follows hau-
keaHi has the uanls, cT feaiher war
cloak ~ hss father. Ie-Meha- Mcha- ls
was not completes untA his r. On.
having occupied sight preceding ones
Ga its lahsig atiuu. L piece g nsnkeen
& y 80
81 Eve az ihe yellow feathers By th!s
estimate the valGc Of the CLOAK Weiil
equal that oi tie puress diamonds In
several ST the EsroYsan secalia, ard.
iacluuiae the Yrice d the seathcrs. uts
les than a nsiiiaB dollars worth OF
l4lror was expended apou L ~ the pres
eat rate al computing aaees
4 hsach uf yellow feather called
h1la was received hy TIE kiag from
bis ,ut iest- Ia payment al pol tax,
end .t required faAoy year. g. e1lscci
the material ana manufacture one q
tacsg mantle. lHM rcccu; wears
theee NANTES we.e thc r0yal rotses
ul state afsa considered the principal
treasgre- ui tie eresn t0& European
ciatlins has enisresy superseded tEetn
BAa they are nut nos manufactured.
\ haai.. zl hcaasnc-< taT women,
called hess. aas made ~ these feathers
Aa1sheg authority states that txo
yrllas lssthsrs oUly are obtained .oaa
e4ch 90 and these are facnd ar az
the aiue~, hen ths uach-pTizc,i
feathers src pl1ekr3 tie lsr,3 s. e. 81
haxFty The pTtcc e thc icsthcr ar-
Curll rs- e. tlls 4utaoTity es> far
taoe ana si,e us8e oscc2r8.-l In max
.rs the cloak VA estimated from assF /
O. ere hundred wear
~ e.us.ls e. =. ...s /. - ~ s4,=4,rs--