. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 94 HAWAIIAN S7X)NE UfPLEMENl' sliip; f)iit the image makers used stone as well as wood, aiid of these some liave survived, and a few riia v be liere noticed as works of stone, altlioiigli their religious significance will 1)c treated nKjrc fiilh' in another chapter. The oldest form as it appears to nie is the unhewn stone with the face of a hnnian being sketched rndcl}' on one end. Even wofxlen idols have survived with no ni(n-e shaping tlian this, and that the face or head
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 94 HAWAIIAN S7X)NE UfPLEMENl' sliip; f)iit the image makers used stone as well as wood, aiid of these some liave survived, and a few riia v be liere noticed as works of stone, altlioiigli their religious significance will 1)c treated nKjrc fiilh' in another chapter. The oldest form as it appears to nie is the unhewn stone with the face of a hnnian being sketched rndcl}' on one end. Even wofxlen idols have survived with no ni(n-e shaping tlian this, and that the face or head was not aJwavs considered necessary we see l)y the sketches of Dr. William Rllis* and others, wliere a post rtnmded and decked with kapa makes a perfectly satisfat%)ry god so far as aj)pears. A ea|)ital tj'pe of tlris rude stone form is sliown in PI. LXIV., a stone of great weight which stood, when 1 first saw it (1864) at the gate of a gentle- man's premises in Kahnkn, Oahn. Even in its fallen state it had its votaries, and 1 have seen natives treat it with great respect, even nmking offerings of leaves. It was 50 inches liigh. After the death of the then owner and the absorption of the residence [426]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press
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