The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-09

covery aud conquest by the Span
lards, wear feather leis or helmets OF .
any kind : If so, is it not possible
that the Hawaiiaus may have derived /
hints for making leis, feather cl0aks .
and helmets from samples OF Mexican .
feather leis worn or in the possession /
Of SpaUIards on board some OF the Ma /
Mia galleons which are now supposed /
to have made Hawaii or La Meza q I
port of call or perhaps the ancient I
Hawaiians may have been instructed /
10 the art of making feather leis, etc, /
by Spaniards from the vessels |
wrecked on the coast OF Hawaii pre-
vious to Captain Cooks arrival, the
Spsniards on their part having OBJ
tanned their knowledge of feather
leis from the Central or South Amer
| lean natives
There are no less than six feather
| helmets made of red feathers, with
| black and yellow worked into the
pattern. Besides these, there are
four red feather gods, three OF which
are crowned with the mahiOle or he'll
met, the fourth one being decorated
with fine shock head of hair, pearl
eyes, gaping month studded with
teeth, etc Three helmets, not GOV
cred with feathers, are interesting
from their exhibiting the kind of
| framework on to which the feathers
were affixed
The Museum possesses eight fea-
Their tippets or capes. In some OF
these capes, yellow predominates,
while in others, red is the chief color.
There are three cloaks; two of these
have a red ground with yellow orna-
ments, the third being made of black
cocks feathers with an outside border
of red and yellow feathers.
The kahilis do not equal either IN
number or size those to be found IN
the Bishop Museum, but they are
valuable nevertheless on account OF
the material (bone, ivory and turtle
SHELLY ard workmanship of the
handles. Judging by their appear
ance they must at one time have been
the property of chiefs.
Close to a leaping pole {? spear)
stands g beautiful miniature wooden
god with helmet. There are also
three small household gods. Amongst
the containers, such as poi bowls,
spittoons, ipu inamona, ETC., there are
some of rare shape and of kind
scarcely If ever to be met with on the
islands now days. These bowls,
made Of kou, koa and other hard
woods, are in many cases supported
by quaint carved wooden figures OF
: men standing or squatting IN gro
tesque positions, and resembling
those fantastic Japanese figures that
, may be seen for sale In brio brac
, shops. One of the spittoons or ipu
| i,uha is studded all over with human
+ teeth, taken doubtless from the jaws
Z of vanquished foe. Standing il
close proximity to this gruesome
l object are couple OF newas or wal
q clubs, the one of wood, the other o.
r stone. These rsre used In giving
the quietus to an unsuspecting enc
7 my or victim destined for sacrifice
: A rare article in the collection i:
1 what may be styled Hawaiian ces
/ tus. It is made of hard wood anC
studded on the edge all round witt
sharks teeth. In shape it is some
what like a meat mincer, and was
grasped by the warrior in his hanc
8 in the same way as the anclen
l Roman gladiator welded his cestu
! when about to engage the foe IN han(
u to hand conflict.
Of ulu maikas there are about
l. dozen and half, of different color
; and in good preservation. Most pro
u baby some Of these were the favorit
3 illus of chiefs skilled in the game @
u Hawaiian bowls. Amongst the cano
"a paddles. the writer noticed one OF
o much larger size and different
. shape from the usual Hawaiian pal
?, "a tern. It may possibly hail from tn
. South Seas, or may have been use
as steering oar in one OF the larg
= war canoes.
~ The kois, or stone ADDE'S, with an
a without handles, make a good shoy
~ Some are very large and of curior
n shape. The display of fish hooks is
N good one. 1t includes one large boz
70 hook and one wooden hook tlppe
90 with bone, measuring about l! fe
. long, and used very likely for dee
% sea fishing. Dogs teeth and boar
20 usksanklets and wristlets help
no make fine display. Good specimen
W of these kind of personal ornamen
y are now hard to obtain.
NO h Ii Hawaiian mats the British NJ
nj scum is singularly deficient. The
20 are two mats labelled from Niiha
20 but they are not particularly remar
he able for beauty or fiueness of materi;
N 1t would take up too much spa
,oi to enumerate half OF the articles
bv the collection; bare mention W
~ therefore be made of the drum
na swords, sling stones, canoes, spea
rs aud stone mirrors ranged along t
or walls.
VI A great many of the tools, weapo
nat and implements in the Ocean,
of group. of the Photographed Gale
,el. in the British Museum were given
81 a Mr.. julius L. Brenchley, who
ian NAV be mentioned was the gentlem
. that erected the marble tablet IN fro
5oy of Kawaiahao Church to the memo
var of Douglas. the Scottish botanist.
an. Although the Photographed &
of lery of the British Museum contai
the many treasures, still there seems
and be a certain air of neglect, or at le
the carelessness. about the arrangeme
a. oe +ba differant exhibits which Strli