. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . FIG. 39. COOK CLOAK, WELLINGTON, II. 44 BRIG HAM ON HAWAIIAN FEATHER WORK. The body of the cloak is of the long black feathers of the coininon fowl apparently, whilethe front borders are of iiwi and oo triangles, and the neck-band also of red and seems in excellent condition. The dimensions are: extreme width 96 inches; depth atback 60 inches, and in front 36 inches; neck-band 27 inches. The curious cape reminds one more of the Tahitian breastplate (I, PI. II) thanof anything Hawaiian. As a war cape it may have been worn over the left s
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . FIG. 39. COOK CLOAK, WELLINGTON, II. 44 BRIG HAM ON HAWAIIAN FEATHER WORK. The body of the cloak is of the long black feathers of the coininon fowl apparently, whilethe front borders are of iiwi and oo triangles, and the neck-band also of red and seems in excellent condition. The dimensions are: extreme width 96 inches; depth atback 60 inches, and in front 36 inches; neck-band 27 inches. The curious cape reminds one more of the Tahitian breastplate (I, PI. II) thanof anything Hawaiian. As a war cape it may have been worn over the left irregular rhombs of yellow are on a red ground; the yellow neck-band has two red. FIG. 40. CAPE IN THE WELLINGTON MUSEUM. triangles with one apex nearly over the upper corner of the rhombs, and this yellowband extends down the front on the left with an orange border; on the right is an irregu-lar red triangle while the border consists of a long yellow inner triangle and an outerred one. The basal border consists of a narrow stripe of yellow and a much broaderone of longer black feathers. The measurements are: extreme width 40 inches; depthat back 27 inches, and in front 16 inches; neck-band 18 inches. The collar seems tobe devoid of feathers, and some have gone from the left border; otherwise the cape is ingood order. The net is interesting and I hope Mr. Stokes may give it his attention, aswell as the nets of the cloaks of which excellent photographs were sent. MAHIOLE IN THE WELLINGTON COLLECTION. Following the hat in this collection in the Dominion Museum in Wellington, N. Z.,we may place the two mahiole shown in Fig. 41 which are of the form often illustrat
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