. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. Old Jiira'iii'iftn i'nichfs, 155 111 IK) one tiling has tlie artistic taste (^f the old Hawaiian come into closer toncli with the hest taste of older civilized nations than in the making of wooden l)owls. Unlike the Maori, who carefnlU- kept and honored the nieinor_y of the artists aiimiig tliciii whose carving was g(»od, the Hawaiian has not |)reser\-ed a single name of those who patient]}' with stone tools fashioned the uiiicke, plain or grotcsciuely ear\'ed, that have come
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. Old Jiira'iii'iftn i'nichfs, 155 111 IK) one tiling has tlie artistic taste (^f the old Hawaiian come into closer toncli with the hest taste of older civilized nations than in the making of wooden l)owls. Unlike the Maori, who carefnlU- kept and honored the nieinor_y of the artists aiimiig tliciii whose carving was g(»od, the Hawaiian has not |)reser\-ed a single name of those who patient]}' with stone tools fashioned the uiiicke, plain or grotcsciuely ear\'ed, that have come down to iis. I'he Maori sculptor made astonishing relief work as we have seen in the portions of houses and figures alrea(l\' illnstraled in these pages; his carved howls or dishes were curious, some of them so close in motive io some of llie Hawaiian. u:\iiue modified ; Imt in the aljsence of sufficient exphjra- [339 1. 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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