Old time Hawaiians and their work . as a strip oftapa about nine inches wide and three yards long andwas wound about the loins. The kiJiei, which was like ashawl, was usually worn by men. They threw it over one 66 OLD-TIME HAWAIIANS AND THEIR WORK shoulder and under the other arm, and tied it in front oron the shoulder. Sometimes women wore the kihei, which they put on as we doa shawl. Some of the peopletattooed their got the idea fromthe natives of the SouthSeas. They thoughtbecause it attractedattention that it wasbeautiful. All the people likedto wear leis, or wreaths,\\^hich th
Old time Hawaiians and their work . as a strip oftapa about nine inches wide and three yards long andwas wound about the loins. The kiJiei, which was like ashawl, was usually worn by men. They threw it over one 66 OLD-TIME HAWAIIANS AND THEIR WORK shoulder and under the other arm, and tied it in front oron the shoulder. Sometimes women wore the kihei, which they put on as we doa shawl. Some of the peopletattooed their got the idea fromthe natives of the SouthSeas. They thoughtbecause it attractedattention that it wasbeautiful. All the people likedto wear leis, or wreaths,\\^hich they made fromflowers, vines, seeds,shells, sharks teeth,and even from hu-man hair. These theywound around theirheads or about theirnecks. Bracelets and ank-lets were made of dogs or hogs teeth or of shells. The nobility wore the feather capes and helmets andthe necklace with palaoa (a hook-shaped pendant ofivory or whale tooth fastened to many cords of closelybraided human hair) on special occasions. These thingswere a sign of Dog-Teeth Anklets DRESS AND ORNAMENT 67 REVIEW What did people of the old days wear for clothes and for ornament ?What was the dress of the women ? How was it made ? How wasit worn ? Describe the dress of the men. How did they wear the malo ? thekihei^ How did women wear the kihei^ Why did people tattoo themselves ? What were his made of ? Howdid the nobility dress to show their rank ? Compare the ornaments of long ago with those of to-day. Take ashawl and drape it around you to show how the kihei was worn by women;by men. Fold the shawl for 2i pahi and show how it was worn. Find seeds or flowers or shells or vines and string a lei. ADZ FACTORIES The adz was the most important tool. It was madeof cHnkstone, — a hard stone found in only a few placeswhich were usually high up on the mountains. The fac-tory was always in one of these places, and the workwas carried on for only a part of each year. In our factories to-day each man has one kind of work
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