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HAWAIIAN FIGURES

Mr. Stewart Culin has published drawings of the majority of the Hawaiian patterns preserved in the Philadelphia Free Museum of Science and Art (1. pp. 222-223). I have studied these specimens carefully, but I am unable to give the

Fig. 845.

Fig 846.

methods by which they are made; a few seem to be related to stages in our ordinary Cat's-Cradle. Mr. Culin tells us that he obtained them from four Hawaiian sailors from Honolulu, named Aka (Kamehameha), Daviese Kahimoku, Welakahao, and Hale Paka (Harry Park).

(1) Hoo-ko-mo; museum No. 21491, Culin 1, pl. xiv, e. This figure is the same as that produced by the "Bow" opening (Fig. 481).

(2) E-ke-ma-nu; ace of diamonds. No. 21492, Culin 1, pl. xiii, e. This figure is the "Soldier's Bed" (p. 325) of the "Real Cat's-Cradle" (Fig. 845).

Fig. 847.

Fig 848.

(3) Ma-hi-ki; see-saw. No. 2494, Culin, 1, pl. xiii, d (Fig. 846).

(4) Pou; a post. No. 21451 , Culin 1, pl. xv, e (Fig. 847). This figure can be made from the "Bow" opening by transferring the index loops to the little fingers, picking up the near little finger strings with the thumbs and finally slipping the lower thumb loops off the thumbs.