The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-02-23


all Hawaiians, whether by birth or as
ISOLATION. She married the Hon. G. II.
Bishop, and with her immense wealth
and her kindly deeds through life, Gre
ated new life among the Hawaiians.
Upon her death she left most of her
wealth to endow the Kamehameha
Schools, separate school for boys and
separate one for girls. These schools
are kept up entirely from the income
of her estates, which have become SO
vast as to render 1t necessary to erect
other buildings throughout the ISL
ands in order to expend the revenue. In
memory of his wife, the Hon. G. r.
Bishop dedicated the museum in her
name, laying aside princely endow-
ment. Collectors have secured the Ha-
waiian Islands for curios of historical
and intrinsic value and have succeed
ed by the most diligent effort and at
great expense, in depositing in the mu-
scum an invaluable collection of an
cient materials which would warm the
cookies OF the antiquarian's heart be-
yond measure. Calabashes, large and
small, ancient and modern, have come
into the museum; some were in the
possession of families, relics passed
from one generation to another; 9TH
ers were found in the caves where In
ancient times were buried the kings
and chiefs. Idols of grotesque shapes,
dedicated to all the elements of nature
good and evil; some dedicated to Pele,
the Goddess of Volcanoes: others to
thepoison god and to the fish god some
made OF stone, others of the valuable
koa and kou woods; one made of the
trunk OF The poison tree, its wood, up
on being STEPPED in water being
most powerful, yet unbeatable poison
which acts upon the heart, and which
was used by the kahunas and chiefs !
beautiful feather cloaks of wonderful |
sheen and delicate texture, worn by |
Kamehameha the Great during his tour |
of conquest century ago.
Then from all parts of Polynesia
came trophies and relics; manufactures
of kappa, or cloth made of the fibres of
trees; shell ornaments, implements for
preparing the foods OF the people, and
the receptacles for containing them;
war-clubs, fashioned and turned and
inlaid with shells in the most dextrous
manner. All the South Sea Islands
were visited, and they in turn furnish
ed idols of ancient days; cloth, fishing
implements, canoes, shellwork, bead
work. and personal ornaments fash
Toned from whatsoever nature placed
at their disposal. In fact, nature has
supplied every material for food, for
clothing and for pleasure, and, strange
as 1t may seem, every tree fibre, every
root. every plant, every blossom, every
part OF fish, every part OF an animal
"a pig-even to the entrails and stom-
ach, are utilized In some way or anoth-
err
At the main entrance one Is con- .
fronted by hideous wooden and stone
gods OF the Hawaiians, carved into fam
tastic designs, head and body all out of
proportion to the human being which
they are supposed to represent; wide,
gaping mouths, marvellously turned
noses, short. thick arms, rotund stom-
achs. or "opus," as the natives term
themy create nightmare OF fantasy In
ones mind These gods were wor-
shipped up to about eighty years ago,
or Just previous to the time OF the ar
rival OF the first missionaries from
New England.
Royal Insignia.
Within hall set apart for royal in
sigma. ancient and modern, are to be
found the wonderful feather cloaks
which were worn only by the kings
and high chiefs, and persons OF royal
blood. The marvellous construction