Old time Hawaiians and their work . so grand that upon stateoccasions the chiefs had special men calledka/ii/i-he2iYeYS to carry them. The smallerones kept their use as fly flaps. Some of the handles were made of kaii-ila wood inlaid with shell, bone, or of feathers were tied to the han-dle, with an inverted cone of small feathersat the base. These feathers were so valuable thatwhen not in use they were taken fromthe handles and carefully stored away incalabashes. A lei was made by tying small featherstightly to a strong cord of olona. Usuallythe feather lei was all of one color,
Old time Hawaiians and their work . so grand that upon stateoccasions the chiefs had special men calledka/ii/i-he2iYeYS to carry them. The smallerones kept their use as fly flaps. Some of the handles were made of kaii-ila wood inlaid with shell, bone, or of feathers were tied to the han-dle, with an inverted cone of small feathersat the base. These feathers were so valuable thatwhen not in use they were taken fromthe handles and carefully stored away incalabashes. A lei was made by tying small featherstightly to a strong cord of olona. Usuallythe feather lei was all of one color, but sometimes therewere bands of red and yellow. These leis were worn onlyby women of the nobility and were carefully kept injoints of bamboo when not in use. REVIEW Who used the feather ornaments ? What did the hunters know aboutthe birds ? Where are the yellow feathers on the mamo and the o-o ?the red feathers on the akakajie and the iiwi ? How did they catch thebirds ? If you can find the birds in the forest, watch them. How is. Kahili 62 OLD-TIME HAWAIIANS AND THEIR WORK their color a protection ? What other colors were found upon differentbirds ? (See the bird and feather work in the Bishop Museum.) How were feathers put on the framework ? How were the capesworn, and how did they show rank ? How were they shaped ? What Pupils Construction Work were the different patterns ? How were they put on ? Describe thefeather cape which belonged to Kamehameha I. Why is it priceless ? What made the helmets beautiful ? How were they made ? What isa kahili 1 How do you think the people began to make them ? For whatwere they used ? How were they made ? Where were they stored whennot in use ? FEATHERVVORK 63 How was a feather lei made ? Where was it stored ? By whom wasit worn ? Draw examples of the different kinds of featherwork, using your owndesigns, but following the general plan of design. Then color these,
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