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persons of note, and were given a place of honor at feasts and ceremonies.
   Stone image.-Called Moai Maea. Male figure; held in the same estimation as those made of wood. (Plate LI, fig. I.)
   Wooden clubs.-Called Ua. Made of toro-miro wood, 6 feet long, the point slightly widened and the handle ornamented with a bi-fronted head with eyes of bone and obsidian. These clubs were only used as batons of office by the chiefs, and the handle was supposed to represent the effigy of the owner. (Plate LII figs. 1 and 2.)
   Wooden club.-Called Poa. Made of heavy wood, about 30 inches long, gradually widened from the handle to a broad blade, rounded at the end. These were used for fighting and were handled with great dexterity.
   Wooden club.-Called Ao. Made of light wood, used as wands in dancing. The flattened ends are sometimes ornamented with heads supposed to represent females noted for skill and grace in this accomplishment. (Plate LIII, figs. 1 and 2.)
   Wooden club.-Called Ariiki. Made of toro-miro wood, the end bent turned at right angles from the short handle. The club is ornamented all over with heads. This was the baton of the king and used only by him. Obtained with much difficulty and expense.
   Calabash.-Called Hue Vai. Opened at the small end only, used as a water vessel, and for domestic purposes.
   Calabash.-Called Epu Moa. Known as the fowl gourd, and a superstition ascribes a beneficial influence over the chickens fed and watered from it.
   Calabash--Called Tata. Used chiefly in boats for bailing.
   Calabash.-Very old specimen obtained from an ancient tomb, covered with hieroglyphics similar to those found on the incised tablets. These calabashes grow in profusion on the island, but are worthy of note on account of the prominent place they occupy in the traditions, and because the seed was introduced by the original settlers.
   Fish-net.-Called Kupenga Maito. This form of net has been in use from an early period, and is made from the fiber of wild hemp. Nets of different sizes used in fishing, as well as those for fighting and other purposes, were of similar material and mesh. (Plate XIII.)
   Feather hat.-Called Vana-vana. Head-dress made of black and green variegated feathers, used only in delivering a challenge to combat for revenge. (Plate LIV, fig. I.)
   Feather hat.-Called Han Kura-kura. Small head-dress of brown or red feathers worn by soldiers in time of war. (Plate LIV, fig. 2.)
   Feather hat.-Called Han Pan-ten-ki. Head-dress of long, black, green, and variegated feathers worn by dancing-people. (Plate LIV, fig. 3.)
   Feather hat.-Called Hau Tara. Small head-dress of trimmed feathers

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