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Object Number
27-5-70/D2919.1
Display Title
Wrist ornament
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kahi palaoa
Object Description
Ivory implement, belonging to comb?
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved ivory, ovoid, flat base, arcing perforation with 2 holes, worn
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Ivory, Whale ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm (2 1/4 x 1 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D/ 2919
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor
Mr. Edward Tenney
(1927)
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