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COMPANION

TO THE

LONDON MUSEUM.

The Number at the Corner of each Case refers to the Page of this Catalogue, in which it is described.

SANDWICH ISLANDS.

CASE No. 1*.

LETTER A.-A superb Cloak, made of the black feathers of the Powhee bird, ornamented with a broad checquered border of red and yellow. This cloak is so long as to touch the feet of the wearer, and is considered of the greatest value. It is worn by none except the chiefs, and by them only on particular occasions; as they never appeared in them but three times during Captain Cook's stay at Owyhee; viz. at the procession of the king and his people to the ships, on their first arrival; in the tumult when the unfortunate commander fell a victim to their fury and mistaken resentment; and when two of the chiefs brought his bones to Captain Clarke.

B.-Red-feathered Cloak, decorated with yellow, from ditto. The ground of these elegant and singularly beautiful cloaks is net-work wrought by the

* Several of the articles in this Case were once the property of the celebrated Captain Cook.

hand, upon which the feathers are so closely fixed, that the surface resembles the thickest and richest velvet, both in delicate softness and glossy appear

ance.

C.-A Helmet, composed of wicker-work, covered with red feathers.

D.-Another Helmet of a different construction, covered with black feathers. These helmets, with the dresses, form the principal riches of the chiefs of the South Sea Islands.

E.-A large Hut, made of red, yellow, and black feathers; remarkable for its resemblance in form to those of Europe.

F.-Two Neck Ornaments, made of different coloured feathers, from the Sandwich Islands.

G.-Breast-plate or Gorget, from Otaheite, made of wicker, covered with feathers, and ornamented with rows of shark's teeth.

H.-Small Idol, of black wood, from ditto.

I.-War-club, from the Sandwich Islands. This club, which belonged to a chief of Owyhee, is armed with a very hard, sharp, polished stone, which makes it somewhat like a battle-axe; the other end is pointed, for the purpose of a pahoo or dagger.

K.-A Basket, from the Friendly Islands.-That the untutored Indians of the South Seas exceed the artists of every civilized nation in this kind of work, the above basket is a proof; as it is of so close a texture as to hold any liquid. It was used by the gentleman (who brought it from the South Seas, and presented it to this Museum) as a punch-bowl.

L.-Fish-hook, from the north-west coast of Ame

rica.

M.-A Necklace, made of the teeth of the Peccary. N.-Head Ornament, made of mother-o'-pearl and tortoiseshell. New Caledonia.

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