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RM2AN013Y–Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . INI.AID I1M VINA. parted with the secret, but he was old and weary of life and proud to die for his king.Kalakaua was very eager, but the kahu then told him that the man who opened itwould die too. Not being weary of life, the king came to me and begged me to go andopen the puoa for him. I asked if he was anxious to kill me: and he answered (in thegeneral belief of his people) that the predicted fate had power only over Hawaiians.We went so far as to make an agreement as to the partition of the things that mightbe found, but the kings departure for

RM2AN045K–Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . ^ of theold-fashioned figureheads of ships,2 which,however, often had less expression thanthese, and it is quite possible that the na-tive artist had lessons from some European or American sailor, for I should hardlyplace these carvings earlier than the early part of the nineteenth century, or possiblythe last decade of the eighteenth. At the time of the destruction of the idols, after the kapu was broken, many 21 have compared them with photographs I once took at Nantucket of a number of these figure heads, once th«pride of shipowners, new discard

RM2AN03BC–Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . FIG. 6. BACK VIEW OF ATJMAKU. io Old Hawaiian Carvings. carved figures, mostly grotesque, were doubtless hidden by the devout priests from themob violence that general^ accompanies such changes; witness the terrible destruc-tion of architectural statues, even tombs and painted glass in civilized countriesduring the reformation. But more important was the custom of depositing in somecache the especial property of a departed chief. Not by any means with his remainsto which they might serve for identification, a thing to be most carefully avoided, as.

RM2AN02Y5–Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . we shall see below, but in some cave (puoa ), possibly on another island from thatwhich concealed his bones, such deposits being left in the care of a kahu who wouldgenerally appoint his successors, and while in the early days of the Christian missionon these islands, the converted kahu would perhaps bring an idol from its place ofconcealment to serve as offering to bis new spiritual father and proof of the sincerityof his conversion,3 generally the secret of the place of deposit was faithfully kept.I have known of several traditionary caves of whi

$Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . )K KONANE BOARD. FIG. [4. ()/(/ Hawaiian Carvings. Xc the house built at Moanalua, Oahu, of the bleached remains of the men who fell inbattle. The use of human bones for fish hooks and arrow points was well known.This disposition of the bones was insulting to the dead and the insult was intentional.This is also shown in the insertion of teeth and bones in vessels of dishonor, such asspittoons {ipu kulia), slop basins {ipu aina), and the like. Hence the care taken to J5 .JpPP^ s m0^ rhide from the enemy the bones of a chief or importantperson. Place Stock Photo$

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RM2AN005A–Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . ctangular holes in back of head, ten ofthem plugged; three teeth on decayed rim gone. I should consider this the most ancient article in the list.It is somewhat decayed and broken, but enough remains perfectto show the great skill as well as imagination of the artist.Apart from the remarkable figures carved on the bowl in thehighest relief the attention is caught by the curious method ofornamentation by the insertion of superb human molar teeth.The Hawaiians made great use of the more durable human re-mains, such as hair, teeth and bones, not only

RM2AN00J2–Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . of these kapuedthings after the cessation of the kapu I do not know,but he left several widows. 3 and 4. Next in the list come the two aumakua orhousehold gods. In these the intricate carving almostrivals the beautiful rapa (steru of a war canoe) of theMaori carver, and is sufficiently shown in Plate XYIIand Figs. 5-6. The immense mouth and plentiful teethare usual characteristics of divine images, but the elabo-rate head dress is >y no means common, or on any of these images preserved inmuseums. What it signifies I do not know, nor are there a

RM2AMYXT3–Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . of theseare to be seen on the ledges to the north of Kailua on Hawaii. At other times a mod-erate sized flat stone was selected, as No. 5313 in this Museum. The more elaborate. FIG. 17. GOURD WATER BOTTLE, COMPRESSED BY AHA HAWEUS. were of wood on stands, plain or carved, while the places were marked by the insertionof bones (generally chicken). The present example of a wooden papamu or konaneboard (Fig. 13) is the only one I have seen with carved figures for supports. In theBritish Museum is a bowl with similar figures (Fig. 14), and other example

RM2AN04FK–Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . l surface and the hairs arc thus heldsecurely without any cement. These holes aredistinctly seen on the back of the head of the firstfigure where the hair seems to have broken offbut not come out. The empty square holes aremore plainly shown in the carved bowl (Fig. 7).The eyes are of flat pearl shell, large and held in place without cement. Only one has been drilled, although it was common, especiallyiu the feather and wicker work heads, to drill a rather large hole through which around head peg held the shell fast and served to give the expressio

RM2AN0JBJ–Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum . SKETCH Il.A.N OP- PART OS THE CAVE. Opening to cave- from gulch.Branch opening to b, closed with rocks.Branch opening to c, closed with rocks.Canoe with skeleton, feet to east. Wooden bowl with carved figure,lapamu or koiiane board. Two human figures, beads to east.Two auinakuas leaning against wall.Skulls and bones rolled in kana. Ipu aina with human teeth. Large gourd containing skeleton of infant. Old Hawaiian Carvings. c dead. It has been suggested that they form the paraphernalia of a temple and werehidden, as so many of the idols were, at the

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