A Preliminary Catalogue of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History

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Excerpt from A Preliminary Catalogue of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History: Parts I.-II., Kahilis, Feather Ornaments, Mats and Kapas, Household Implements, Tools, Amusements, War, Worship, Ornaments, Medicine, Fisheries and Canoes, Relics of ChiefsA certain red kapa was used to cover idols, while white was some time put over the god or its worshipper during prayer, white was also the Sign of kapu.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.